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wrestling

[res-ling] / ˈrɛs lɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
fighting
Synonyms
STRONG
battling belligerent boxing brawling contending determined fencing hostile jousting martial militant skirmishing sparring tilting warmongering
WEAK
angry argumentative bellicose combative contentious disputatious disputative ferocious hawkish jingoistic militaristic pugnacious quarrelsome ready to fight resolute scrappy truculent unbeatable under arms up in arms
Antonyms
STRONG
kind nice peaceful
WEAK
peaceloving
NOUN
martial art
Synonyms
STRONGEST
judo karate
WEAK
aikido jujitsu kendo kick boxing kung fu sumo wrestling t'ai chi tae kwon do
NOUN
martial art
Synonyms
STRONGEST
judo karate
WEAK
aikido jujitsu kendo kick boxing kung fu sumo wrestling t'ai chi tae kwon do

Example Sentences

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Date Lady co-founder Colleen Sundlie is now wrestling with how to get her 40-foot container of organic date sugar and date paste from Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port to Missouri.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

So in addition to the rotation, this lack of cash flow for many of the companies is something investors are wrestling with.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

What I am wrestling with is an essay not just written by A.I. but poorly imagined by A.I.

From Slate • Mar. 20, 2026

Each of those areas is packed with side quests and activities, ranging from fishing and arm wrestling to taming animals.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Her face twists then, like the last secret is wrestling its way out of her.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.