struggle

noun

strenuous effort

an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

an energetic attempt to achieve something

verb

be engaged in a fight

climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

to exert strenuous effort against opposition

make a strenuous or labored effort

Synonyms for struggle

fightn battlen contendv conflictn tusslen scramblen wrestlev strifen dogfightn strivingn brawln

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