Synonyms of struggle

1. struggle, battle, attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try: usage: an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"
2. conflict, struggle, battle, group action: usage: 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"
3. struggle, effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat: usage: strenuous effort; "the struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her"

1. fight, struggle, try, seek, attempt, essay, assay: usage: make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
2. struggle, endeavor, endeavour, strive: usage: to exert strenuous effort against opposition; "he struggled to get free from the rope"
3. clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter, climb: usage: climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling
4. contend, fight, struggle: usage: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"