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- cope
- seek
- strive
- tackle
- toil
- try
- assay
- attempt
- dig
- endeavor
- grind
- hassle
- hustle
- offer
- plug
- scratch
- slave
- strain
- sweat
- undertake
- bend over backwards
- break one’s back
- break one’s neck
- exert oneself
- give it one’s best shot
- give the old college try
- go all out
- have one’s nose to grindstone
- make every effort
- plug away
- take a crack
- take a stab
- take on
- try one’s hardest
- work like a dog
- contend
- grapple
- compete
- buck
- shuffle
- romp
- contest
- brawl
- scrap
- scuffle
- smack
- hassle
- battle
- tangle
- slug
- row
- cross swords
- lock horns
- rough-house
- bump heads
- go up against
- put up a fight
On this page you’ll find 76 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to struggled, such as: cope, try, toil, tackle, seek, and strive.
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After all, the nation’s capital — whose chief product is politics yet boasts nine of the country’s 20 richest counties in its suburbs — is so often divorced from the struggles of its states.
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Dave Clark:
We received overwhelming interest from tens of thousands of individuals who applied to be part of the Delivery Service Partner program, including many employees, we’ve heard from associates that they want to participate in the program but struggled with the transition.
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Ann Kirkpatrick:
I sincerely thank the many people who have reached out in support after my accident last week. The fall was serious, but with physical therapy I will fully recover, i do, however, have another challenge I must face, which was the underlying cause of my fall. Beginning next week, I will receive treatment that I have struggled to ask for, to treat my alcohol dependence.
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Rhiannon Giddens:
My dad’s white, my mom’s black, and I’ve struggled with being mixed race.
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Karen Grassle:
I’m very touched by how much people love ‘ma’ and I get to be the beneficiary of their love, i really worked hard, sometimes struggled, to bring a woman’s consciousness to the show and I’m so happy people can relate…. [it] utterly changed my life!
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Henrik Stenson:
I struggled on the greens the first three days … (but) it gives the confidence a little boost , I was putting nicely and I would love to bring some of that momentum in here this week.
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struggled
verb
Definition of struggled
past tense of struggle
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as in stumbled
to proceed or act clumsily or ineffectually
each week I would struggle through my piano lesson, keenly aware that I wasn’t getting any better
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stumbled
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floundered
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trudged
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shuffled
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blundered
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limped
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fumbled
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lurched
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plodded
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faltered
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jogged
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lumbered
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swayed
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flogged
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bumbled
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staggered
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reeled
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shambled
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wallowed
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tottered
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muddled
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weltered
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teetered
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sailed
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flew
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glided
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coasted
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zoomed
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zipped
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kilted
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sailed
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flew
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glided
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coasted
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as in labored
to devote serious and sustained effort
the financially strapped couple struggled to make ends meet
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labored
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wrought
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worked
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strived
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tried
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sweated
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endeavored
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toiled
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tugged
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strove
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hustled
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plowed
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dug (away)
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slaved
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sweat
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strained
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humped
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plodded
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slogged
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grubbed
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travailed
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pegged (away)
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fagged
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plugged
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drudged
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banged away
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sweated blood
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moiled
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attacked
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sweat blood
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essayed
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applied (oneself)
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scratched
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dug in
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exerted
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drove
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pitched in
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buckled (down)
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exercised
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beavered (away)
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hammered (away)
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waded
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eked out
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trudged
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scrabbled
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overworked
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knuckled down
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overexerted
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ground (out)
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put out
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broke
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slackened
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eased (up)
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let up
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chilled
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shirked
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bummed
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rested
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idled
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lounged
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hung (around or out)
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hanged (around or out)
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relaxed
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dallied
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lazed
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loafed
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played
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slacked (off)
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goofed (off)
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basked
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hacked (around)
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hung
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reposed
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dabbled
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unwound
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lolled
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hanged
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dillydallied
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goldbricked
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footled
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trifled
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vegged out
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fooled around
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doodled
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messed around
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hung about
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puttered (around)
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goofed (around)
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pottered (around)
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monkeyed (around)
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broke
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slackened
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eased (up)
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let up
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chilled
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shirked
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bummed
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rested
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idled
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lounged
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hung (around or out)
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hanged (around or out)
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relaxed
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dallied
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lazed
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loafed
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played
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slacked (off)
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goofed (off)
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basked
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hacked (around)
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hung
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reposed
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dabbled
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unwound
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lolled
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hanged
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dillydallied
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goldbricked
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footled
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trifled
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vegged out
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fooled around
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doodled
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messed around
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hung about
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puttered (around)
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goofed (around)
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pottered (around)
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monkeyed (around)
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fribbled
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