Synonyms for struggle
ˈstrʌg əlstrug·gle

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.5 / 6 votes

1. strugglenoun

   Effort denotes the voluntary putting forth of power to attain or accomplish some specific thing; it reaches toward a definite end; exertion is a putting forth of power without special reference to an object. Every effort is an exertion, but not every exertion is an effort. Attempt is more experimental than effort, endeavor less strenuous but more continuous. An effort is a single act, an endeavor a continued series of acts; an endeavor is sustained and enduring, and may be lifelong; we do not have a society of Christian Attempt, or of Christian Effort, but of Christian Endeavor. A struggle is a violent effort or strenuous exertion. An essay is an attempt, effort, or endeavor made as a test of the powers of the one who makes it. Compare ENDEAVOR, v.

   Synonyms:
   attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavor, essay, exertion, trial

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. strugglenoun

   Synonyms:
   contest, violent effort, labor, pains, agony

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 3 votes

1. struggle, battlenoun

   an energetic attempt to achieve something

   "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"

   Synonyms:
   fight, battle, conflict, engagement

2. conflict, struggle, battlenoun

   an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

   "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

   Synonyms:
   battle, difference of opinion, conflict, fight, dispute, engagement, difference

3. struggleverb

   strenuous effort

   "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"

   Synonyms:
   battle, conflict

4. fight, struggleverb

   make a strenuous or labored effort

   "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"

   Synonyms:
   fight, sputter, agitate, press, shin, scramble, defend, campaign, oppose, crusade, contend, skin, fight down, fight back, clamber, push, shinny

5. struggleverb

   to exert strenuous effort against opposition

   "he struggled to get free from the rope"

   Synonyms:
   scramble, fight, clamber, shin, shinny, sputter, skin, contend

6. clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputterverb

   climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

   Synonyms:
   fight, beat, contend, shin, splutter, jumble, scramble, throw together, bark, spit out, sputter, pare, scrape, skin, peel, clamber, shinny

7. contend, fight, struggleverb

   be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

   "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

   Synonyms:
   fence, fight, make do, skin, sputter, shinny, agitate, crusade, shin, scramble, press, deal, vie, manage, compete, oppose, debate, argue, defend, repugn, postulate, grapple, campaign, fight down, contend, cope, make out, fight back, clamber, get by, push, contest

Matched Categories

1. • Strive
   • Try

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. struggleverb

   Synonyms:
   strive, labor, toil, endeavor, try, aim, exert one's self, make an effort, do one's best

2. struggleverb

   Synonyms:
   contend, contest, fight, have a contest

3. strugglenoun

   Synonyms:
   labor, endeavor, effort, exertion, pains

4. strugglenoun

   Synonyms:
   contest, contention, conflict, strife, fight

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. strugglenoun

   Synonyms:
   conflict, contest, strife

2. struggleverb

   Synonyms:
   strive, cope, grapple, labor

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1. List of paraphrases for "struggle":

   fight, battle, nidal, fighting, lutte, kamp, combat, reduction, kifah, fight, strife, conflict, control, nedal, lucha, wrestling, campaign, strive

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1. Michael Silverman:

   It's a huge step forward and really catapults New York City to the forefront of the struggle for transgender rights, this is an extremely positive development for transgender New Yorkers who face enormous rates of discrimination, unemployment and difficulty accessing things like health care that people take for granted.

2. Mara Keisling:

   Having President Obama and the weight of the White House behind efforts to ban conversion therapy is so critical in the fight for transgender and LGB young people, my hope is that when a transgender person's struggle is acknowledged by one of the most recognizable figures in the world, it positively changes the way they view themselves. The pseudo-science that propels conversion therapy cannot match the self-acceptance that comes with this kind of change.

3. Latoya Martin:

   I’m still trying to get over the fact that I almost died, so that’s the biggest struggle first and then it’s like: I created her so how can something I created end up being my biggest blessing?

4. Mickey Mehta:

   We struggle hard to climb to the top against all odds, not realizing whether the view from the top is worth its climb.The fulfillment of life seldom comes on heights and more often you get dizzy there losing balance and become fearful of a fall. In the circle of life nowhere on the periphery one could be stable. Be centered , get centralized , get MickeyMized.

5. Amarnath Amarasingam:

   I'm not sure what's been happening in Quebec, but it has definitely popped onto the map, this is perhaps partly to do with Quebec’s highly secular culture … but also the struggle to retain a French identity.