Synonyms for wrestle
ˈrɛs əlwres·tle

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1. wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling, hand-to-hand struggleverb

   the act of engaging in close hand-to-hand combat

   "they had a fierce wrestle"; "we watched his grappling and wrestling with the bully"

   Synonyms:
   grappling hook, wrestling, clamshell, rassling, hand-to-hand struggle, grappling, grapple, grappling iron, grappler, grapnel

2. wrestleverb

   combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force

   "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"

   Synonyms:
   worm, twist, writhe, wriggle, squirm

3. wrestleverb

   engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate

   "I wrestled with this decision for years"

   Synonyms:
   worm, twist, writhe, wriggle, squirm

4. writhe, wrestle, wriggle, worm, squirm, twistverb

   to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)

   "The prisoner writhed in discomfort"; "The child tried to wriggle free from his aunt's embrace"

   Synonyms:
   turn, sophisticate, squirm, pervert, sprain, rick, twist, bend, wrick, wrench, wind, distort, curve, deform, convolute, worm, twist around, twine, flex, wriggle, writhe

5. wrestleverb

   engage in a wrestling match

   "The children wrestled in the garden"

   Synonyms:
   worm, twist, writhe, wriggle, squirm

Matched Categories

1. • Combat
   • Consider
   • Move
   • Struggle

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1. wrestleverb

   Synonyms:
   contend, strive, struggle

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1. List of paraphrases for "wrestle":

   messwith

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1. Matthew Warren:

   The tension gets higher and the need to act gets more pressing, but the fundamentals that have slowed governments to date haven't gone away, that's what we're trying to wrestle with.

2. Angela Kinsey:

   You can expect to see lots of wigs, lots of boobs, and horrible behavior, every single person gets slapped or slaps someone. We all throw champagne in each other’s faces. I mean I wrestle a pregnant woman while she’s stripping on a pole!

3. Uma Thurman:

   Harvey assaulted me but that didn’t kill me, what really got me about the crash was that it was a cheap shot. I had been through so many rings of fire by that point. I had really always felt a connection to the greater good in my work with Quentin and most of what I allowed to happen to me and what I participated in was kind of like a horrible mud wrestle with a very angry brother. But at least I had some say, you know?

4. Jake Tapper:

   Yeah, I mean this is something that I wrestle with every day … which is I have not booked, since the election, anyone who’s engaged in these lies. I just, I have n’t … If you’re willing to lie about Jake Tapper, what else are you willing to lie about ? And why should my viewers listen to you ? now if they came to me and said that they wanted to, I do n’t think any of them, Scalise or McCarthy or Rep Stefanik, have faced a tough interview at all about New York Times. So I might be willing to interview one of them to talk about this, to talk about their election lies and what they’re doing. But I ’m not asking for the interview and they’re not eager to do it, no.

5. Commissioner Harrison:

   Last month, I had to wrestle a young man down because he tried to shoot someone in the head. There were four officers standing on the corner who walked in the opposite direction. we're still changing the culture in the police department to a professional culture where officers respond appropriately, and they can get past their fears or perceptions about what they think will happen to them if they make a mistake.