Struggle
Struggle noun - A forceful effort to reach a goal or objective.
Usage example: a physically challenged child's determined struggle to make straight A's in school
Try is a synonym for struggle in attempt topic. In some cases you can use "Try" instead the word "Struggle" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like labor.
Nearby Words: struggled, struggling
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good struggle | good try |
| short | short struggle | short try |
| brave | brave struggle | brave try |
| entire | entire struggle | entire try |
| Other adjectives: real, perpetual, hard, big, great, huge, new, major, valiant, final, last, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The first time, they are able to try and struggle free.
Source: Rule of Three -
They try to force the creature into one of the lab's cryogenic tubes, and during the struggle Wendy apparently gets hurt, causing Dipper to blurt his feelings.
- Partially Clips has "Monk Reading", where, After the End, monks study and try to find wisdom in stories about the struggle between the Messiah and the Dark One... in other words, Popeye comics.
Source: All Hail the Great God Mickey!
Cite this Source
Try and Struggle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/struggle/try
Struggle & Try. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/struggle/try>.
Try or Struggle. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/struggle/try.
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