struggle

• "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"
• "he fought a battle for recognition"

Synonyms

• battlebattle or contend against in or as if in a battle; a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; an energetic attempt to achieve something; an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

• "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph--Thomas Paine"
• "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

Synonyms

• conflictbe in conflict; go against, as of rules and laws; an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings; a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests; an incompatibility of dates or events; opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot); a disagreement or argument about something important
• battlebattle or contend against in or as if in a battle; a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; an energetic attempt to achieve something; an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

• "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"

• "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"
• "He fought for breath"

Synonyms

• fightbe engaged in a fight; fight against or resist strongly; make a strenuous or labored effort; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; the act of fighting; an aggressive willingness to compete; an intense verbal dispute; a boxing or wrestling match

• "he struggled to get free from the rope"

Synonyms

• clamberclimb awkwardly, as if by scrambling ; an awkward climb
• scramblean unceremonious and disorganized struggle ; rushing about hastily in an undignified way ; to move hurriedly; climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling ; bring into random order ; stir vigorously; make unintelligible
• shinclimb awkwardly, as if by scrambling ; the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle ; a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg ; the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet ; the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
• shinnyclimb awkwardly, as if by scrambling ; a simple version of hockey played by children on the streets (or on ice or on a field) using a ball or can as the puck
• skinclimb awkwardly, as if by scrambling ; bruise, cut, or injure the skin or the surface of; remove the bark of a tree ; strip the skin off; a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; an outer surface (usually thin); body covering of a living animal ; a person's skin regarded as their life; a member of any of several British or American groups consisting predominantly of young people who shave their heads; a person whose head is bald or shaved ; the rind of a fruit or vegetable ; a bag serving as a container for liquids
• sputterthe noise of something spattering or sputtering explosively; an utterance (of words) with spitting sounds (as in rage) ; make an explosive sound; cause to undergo a process in which atoms are removed; climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling ; utter with a spitting sound, as if in a rage ; spit up in an explosive manner

• "carry on a fight"
• "the tribesmen fought each other"
• "Siblings are always fighting"
• "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

Synonyms

• contendmaintain or assert; have an argument about something ; to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation; succeed in doing, achieving, or producing (something) with the limited or inadequate means available; compete for something; be engaged in a fight
• fightbe engaged in a fight; fight against or resist strongly; make a strenuous or labored effort; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; the act of fighting; an aggressive willingness to compete; an intense verbal dispute; a boxing or wrestling match