Synonyms for tackle
ˈtæk əl; for 2-4 ˈteɪ kəltack·le

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1. tacklenoun

   the person who plays that position on a football team

   "the right tackle is a straight A student"

   Synonyms:
   fishing tackle, fishing gear, rigging, fishing rig, rig

2. rigging, tacklenoun

   gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails

   Synonyms:
   fishing gear, rig, rigging, fishing rig, fishing tackle

3. fishing gear, tackle, fishing tackle, fishing rig, rignoun

   gear used in fishing

   Synonyms:
   outfit, trucking rig, turnout, swindle, semi, articulated lorry, getup, carriage, fishing gear, trailer truck, fishing tackle, tractor trailer, fishing rig, cheat, rig, equipage, rigging

4. tacklenoun

   (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage

   "it takes a big man to play tackle"

   Synonyms:
   fishing tackle, fishing gear, rigging, fishing rig, rig

5. tackleverb

   (American football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground

   Synonyms:
   fishing tackle, fishing gear, rigging, fishing rig, rig

6. undertake, tackle, take onverb

   accept as a challenge

   "I'll tackle this difficult task"

   Synonyms:
   attempt, admit, meet, adopt, play, accept, encounter, take on, acquire, undertake, assume, guarantee, take in charge, harness, set about, contract, take, take over

7. harness, tackleverb

   put a harness

   "harness the horse"

   Synonyms:
   rein in, rule, undertake, harness, take on, draw rein, rein

8. tackleverb

   seize and throw down an opponent player, who usually carries the ball

   Synonyms:
   take on, undertake, harness

Matched Categories

1. • Animal Husbandry
   • Attach
   • Attack
   • Confront
   • Football
   • Gear
   • Lineman

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1. tacklenoun

   Synonyms:
   pulley

2. tacklenoun

   Synonyms:
   equipment, gear, rigging, tackling, furniture

3. tackleverb

   Synonyms:
   [Local and Colloquial.] harness

4. tackleverb

   Synonyms:
   attack, seize, lay hold of, seize upon

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1. tacklenoun

   Synonyms:
   gear, implements, equipment, rigging, apparatus

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1. List of paraphrases for "tackle":

   address, combat, resolve, solve, confront, face, addressing, deal, counter, tackling, handle, cope, fight, overcome, meet, attack, combating, treat, resolving

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How to use tackle in a sentence?

1. Yu Haibin:

   If illegal demand cannot be effectively reduced, it is very difficult to fundamentally tackle the fentanyl issue.

2. Chuck Bednarik:

   The positions I played, every play, I was making contact, not like that ... Deion Sanders, he couldn't tackle my wife. He's back there dancing out there instead of hitting.

3. Jeff Chapin:

   The opportunity we saw was just to try to help people sleep better and change how they balance sleep with the rest of the decisions in their life, being underslept in New York City, seeing focused companies tackle industries and the success they were having, combined with our past experience got us excited to give it a shot.

4. Katie Vincentz:

   The refusal by the New York State Democratic Party to tackle the issues of crime and the economy is exactly why our state is leading the country in population loss, hochul and her pathetic henchmen are desperate to distract away from all of the ways they are destroying New York.

5. Yeb Sano:

   What is clear is that the common culprit across the globe is the burning of fossil fuels -- coal, oil and gas -- worsened by the cutting down of our forests, what we need to see is our leaders thinking seriously about our health and the climate by looking at a fair transition out of fossil fuels while telling us clearly the level of our air quality, so that steps can be taken to tackle this health and climate crisis.