Refused
Struggled
Refused and struggled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Refused" instead a verb "Struggled".
Nearby Words: struggle, struggling
Both words in one sentence
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He refused and they struggled on together.
Source: I Will Only Slow You Down - Gabrielle Solis from Desperate Housewives openly refused to have children for several seasons, then struggled with the idea and couldn't conceive, but finally gave birth to Juanita and later Celia between seasons.
Source: Mandatory Motherhood
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Struggled and Refused. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/refused/struggled
Refused & Struggled. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/refused/struggled>.
Struggled or Refused. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/refused/struggled.
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