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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1. 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?

2. Jinger Duggar:

   I'm like,' Okay, I can not put up with what the tabloids are saying today, I can't put up with other people's opinions of even family relationships, what they say about my family,' that's painful to hear and so in those times I just have to go back to,' Okay, wait I'm not defined by what everyone's saying today, I'm not defined by these things, my identity is only found in Jesus Christ and because of who I am in Jesus Christ now, it doesn't matter.' I don't have to worry about other people's opinions of me and I think that's something that I wrestle with and I think my family wrestles with.

3. Cale Yarborough:

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

4. Jim Inhofe:

   The national security problems we face are wicked and complex; we wrestle with them constantly on this committee, what I cannot support are nominees who reduce complex national security conversations to partisan soundbites.

5. Angela Kinsey:

   You can expect to see lots of wigs, lots of boobs, and horrible behavior, every single person gets slapped or slaps someone. We all throw champagne in each other’s faces. I mean I wrestle a pregnant woman while she’s stripping on a pole!