Synonyms for treading water
tread·ing water

Princeton's WordNet

1. treading waternoun

   a stroke that keeps the head above water by thrashing the legs and arms

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1. • Swimming Stroke

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1. Peter Lowman:

   We are treading water at best these days, fighting the headwind of all sorts of nasties such as Brexit in the UK. We don't have a clear picture of where global growth is going to go - as some regions show signs of recovery, others drop away again.

2. Ernesto Perez:

   A lot of multinationals have been treading water ... I have yet to see many multinationals take action.

3. Cris Ramon:

   One of the issues we're seeing with the administration's response is that they adopt measures to address one set of migrants coming to the border and then another group of migrants come that present new challenges, you're seeing the administration treading water because it can't resolve one migration issue as another one emerges.

4. Brian Battle:

   We're just treading water, there's been inconsistency out of the White House as to what the (trade) policy actually is. We're all just waiting and tapping our foot to see the actual policy.

5. This Is Spinal Tap:

   Marty This tasteless cover is a good indication of the lack of musical invention within. The musical growth of this band cannot even be charted. They are treading water in a sea of retarded sexuality and bad poetry.