Antonyms for tackle
ˈtæk əl; for 2-4 ˈteɪ kəltack·le

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   • Football
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1. tacklenoun

   the person who plays that position on a football team

   "the right tackle is a straight A student"

   Synonyms:
   fishing tackle, fishing gear, rigging, fishing rig, rig

2. rigging, tacklenoun

   gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails

   Synonyms:
   fishing gear, rig, rigging, fishing rig, fishing tackle

3. fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rignoun

   gear used in fishing

   Synonyms:
   outfit, trucking rig, turnout, swindle, semi, articulated lorry, getup, carriage, fishing gear, trailer truck, fishing tackle, tractor trailer, fishing rig, cheat, rig, equipage, rigging

4. tacklenoun

   (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage

   "it takes a big man to play tackle"

   Synonyms:
   fishing tackle, fishing gear, rigging, fishing rig, rig

5. tackleverb

   (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground

   Synonyms:
   fishing tackle, fishing gear, rigging, fishing rig, rig

6. undertake, tackle, take onverb

   accept as a challenge

   "I'll tackle this difficult task"

   Synonyms:
   attempt, admit, meet, adopt, play, accept, encounter, take on, acquire, undertake, assume, guarantee, take in charge, harness, set about, contract, take, take over

7. harness, tackleverb

   put a harness

   "harness the horse"

   Synonyms:
   rein in, rule, undertake, harness, take on, draw rein, rein

8. tackleverb

   seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

   Synonyms:
   take on, undertake, harness

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1. tacklenoun

   Synonyms:
   gear, implements, equipment, rigging, apparatus

How to use tackle in a sentence?

1. Chris Kermode:

   We will spend whatever is needed to tackle this problem, whatever the review recommends we will honor.

2. Internet Watch Foundation:

   Over the past few years, we have seen an increasing amount of bitcoin activity connected to purchasing child sexual abuse material online, our new partnership with Elliptic is imperative to helping us tackle this.

3. Carsten Brzeski:

   This would be enough to save central banks from having to do even more to tackle deflation, on the other hand, it would probably be too little to force central banks to reconsider their policy stance, particularly in the euro zone, where high unemployment rates will keep core inflation at bay.

4. Gina McCarthy:

   Let's start getting serious, grow up. Let's tackle this issue.

5. Kyle Ewing:

   We look at general cognitive ability, how do you unpack and tackle these large problems that exist and distill them down to something you can take hold of ?

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