Synonyms for wrestle
ˈrɛs əlwres·tle

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1. wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggleverb

   the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

   "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

   Synonyms:
   grappling hook, wrestling, clamshell, rassling, hand-to-hand struggle, grappling, grapple, grappling iron, grappler, grapnel

2. wrestleverb

   combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force

   "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"

   Synonyms:
   worm, twist, writhe, wriggle, squirm

3. wrestleverb

   engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate

   "I wrestled with this decision for years"

   Synonyms:
   worm, twist, writhe, wriggle, squirm

4. writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twistverb

   to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

   "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

   Synonyms:
   turn, sophisticate, squirm, pervert, sprain, rick, twist, bend, wrick, wrench, wind, distort, curve, deform, convolute, worm, twist around, twine, flex, wriggle, writhe

5. wrestleverb

   engage in a wrestling match

   "The children wrestled in the garden"

   Synonyms:
   worm, twist, writhe, wriggle, squirm

Matched Categories

1. • Combat
   • Consider
   • Move
   • Struggle

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1. wrestleverb

   Synonyms:
   contend, strive, struggle

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1. List of paraphrases for "wrestle":

   messwith

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How to use wrestle in a sentence?

1. Cale Yarborough:

   Don’t ever wrestle with a pig. You’ll both get dirty, but the pig will enjoy it.

2. Helen Maroulis:

   I realize that you are replaceable to everybody except yourself. And I’m like, I cannot do this to myself anymore. I can’t ask my body to go wrestle a match just to make these people happy.

3. Ed Husic:

   The bottom line is we've got an arm wrestle going on here and the longer it goes on, the longer the customers have to stand by at the edges...waiting for some sort of resolution.

4. Uma Thurman:

   Harvey assaulted me but that didn’t kill me, what really got me about the crash was that it was a cheap shot. I had been through so many rings of fire by that point. I had really always felt a connection to the greater good in my work with Quentin and most of what I allowed to happen to me and what I participated in was kind of like a horrible mud wrestle with a very angry brother. But at least I had some say, you know?

5. Amy Lee:

   Mr. Arbery tried to wrestle the gun out of Travis McMichael’s hand, you can see the struggle on the recording.