to wrestle

Examples

• All

• I wrestled with life's big questions, the fear of dying, the fear of not living, what life's all about.

  Ageless Love (2022)

• Ecosystem scientists will undoubtedly continue to wrestle with these issues well into the twenty-first century.

  Academic text (1997)

• And many of us wrestle for weeks and months and years.

  Ed Mylett

• I wanna talk about America, and I wanna tell you why I wrestle.

  Foxcatcher (2014)

• Not having to wrestle with uncomfortable feelings.

  DoctorRamani

• Depending on the assignment, students can also be required to wrestle with matters of right and wrong.

  Academic text (1992)

• As a result, they are constantly wrestling with questions about how their faith affects their politics.

  Academic text (1996)

• Over the course of the season, Design Squaders wrestle with a broad range of challenges.

  Academic text (2008)

• We writers spend most of our time wrestling with content -- idea, plot, organization, characterization, analysis.

  Academic text (2011)

• I often wrestle with difficult decisions about my future.

Synonyms

F

to fight

vsto wrestle

∞ 1.0

To take part in a physical or verbal struggle against someone

applies to inner dilemmas or choices, not outward physical or verbal conflict

B

to battle

vsto wrestle

372 2.7

To fight against someone or something for a long time

is used for inner problems or decisions, not long external wars

S

to struggle

vsto wrestle

139 2.7

To fight against someone or something, often with great effort

refers to an internal conflict or hard decision rather than external fights

G

to grapple

vsto wrestle

56 4.2

To try hard to deal with a difficult problem

emphasizes inner struggle or decision making over general problem solving

W

to wrestle with

vsto wrestle

52 4.6

Try hard to deal with a difficult problem

is identical in sense but used as a single word form

G

to grapple with

vsto wrestle

52 6.1

To try hard to deal with a difficult problem or situation

focuses more on internal decisions or conflicts rather than problem solving

Antonyms

A

to accept

∞ 3.5

To tolerate an unpleasant situation without complaining

R

to resolve

623 3.3

To find an answer to a problem and end a disagreement

Idioms

W

to wrestle with a pig

• Offensive

9.3

To argue with someone who will not listen and waste your time

Phrasal Verbs

W

to wrestle with

52 4.6

Try hard to deal with a difficult problem

M

to mud-wrestle

2 7.3

To hold and throw someone in mud for fun or sport

Compounds

I

Indian wrestle

• Indian

8.8

A play fight where two people lie on the ground and try to push the other's raised leg down

How Hard

to agonize

• US

6 6.8

to wrestle

121 3.9

to have a hard time

241 3.7

to ponder

134 4.3

to consider

∞ 1.1

to think about

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology