struggle
/ˈstɹʌɡəl/noun, verb2 syllables
Struggle means: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling.
Synonyms for struggle10
noun, as in an energetic attempt to achieve something
verb, as in make a strenuous or labored effort
What does struggle mean?7
verb
climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight“the tribesmen fought each other”
make a strenuous or labored effort“She struggled for years to survive without welfare”
to exert strenuous effort against opposition“he struggled to get free from the rope”
noun
an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)“the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph”
an energetic attempt to achieve something“getting through the crowd was a real struggle”
strenuous effort“the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with struggle?3
two syllables
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Struggle in a sentence
- Oftentimes, third culture kids struggle with identifying, culturally, where their home is.DJ_Saidez
- Work is a struggle, but sweet is the fruit.rul
- Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty and so on.CM
- I struggle to understand how people feel, so keeping good relations is difficult.tsp_2
- There is no happiness without courage, nor virtue without struggle.cromwellt
- Ethnic minorities struggle against prejudice, poverty, and oppression.CM
- In spite of the tyrant’s persecution, the hero valiantly carried on the struggle.eastasiastudent
- In a struggle of power, if you aren't with us, you're against us.jt8900
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Forms of struggle
as a noun
- plural
- struggles
as a verb
- past tense
- struggled
- present participle
- struggling
- third-person singular
- struggles