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, wrestle, 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, wrestle, 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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How to use Wrestle in a sentence?

1. Shirley Wilson:

   I'll wrestle you for my tippo, hippo!

2. 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.

3. Chris Pratt:

   I was like, ‘What did I text him?’ I look at my phone … It was like, ‘Dave, I want to wrestle. I want to wrestle you, no one needs to know, but I just want to know. I think I can take you. I think I can wrestle you, bro.’.

4. Cyrus Ching:

   I learned long ago never to wrestle with a pig. You get dirty, and besides, the pig likes it.

5. Helen Maroulis:

   I realize that you are replaceable to everybody except yourself. And I’m like, I cannot do this to myself anymore. I can’t ask my body to go wrestle a match just to make these people happy.