Thesaurus / grapple with
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synonyms for grapple with
- allow
- challenge
- confront
- deal with
- encounter
- endure
- experience
- fight
- meet
- oppose
- risk
- run into
- suffer
- take
- abide
- accost
- affront
- bear
- beard
- brace
- brave
- brook
- contend
- countenance
- court
- cross
- dare
- defy
- eyeball
- resist
- stand
- stomach
- submit
- sustain
- swallow
- tolerate
- venture
- withstand
- be confronted by
- bit the bullet
- cope with
- fly in face of
- go up against
- make a stand
- square off
- take it
- take on
- take the bull by the horns
- tell off
- combat
- cope
- defy
- hold off
- repel
- resist
- ride out
- suffer
- thwart
- tolerate
- weather
- brace
- brave
- buck
- confront
- contest
- cross
- dispute
- duel
- face
- fight
- oppose
- stand
- stick
- take
- traverse
- violate
- fly in the face of
- hang on
- hang tough
- hold one's ground
- hold out
- prevail against
- put up struggle
- put up with
- remain firm
- sit and take it
- stand fast
- stand firm
- stand one's ground
- stand up against
- stand up to
- stick fast
- take it
- take on
- win out
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We are of course in a peculiarly difficult position to grapple with this problem through lack of contemporary evidence.
THE RELIGION OF ANCIENT ROMECYRIL BAILEYThe little shoe, whose silken laces had become loose in walking, lay in the road covered-with dust.
HONEY-BEEANATOLE FRANCEThis garrison arrived at the moment when the insurgents, confiding on the Governor's promise, were with-drawing.
THE BORDER RIFLESGUSTAVE AIMARDAt the moment he felt as if he could grapple the brute in bare hands and come off victor; and if otherwise—what matter?
GOD WILLS IT!WILLIAM STEARNS DAVISA year before, their third cable had broken in mid-ocean, and it was now proposed to "grapple" for it.
ST. NICHOLAS, VOL. 5, NO. 5, MARCH, 1878VARIOUSWe hope it will go on and agreeably grapple with the people in its own district whatever may become of the Jews.
OUR CHURCHES AND CHAPELSATTICUSSo late home to supper and to bed, weary-with walking so long to no purpose in the Park to-day.
DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS, COMPLETESAMUEL PEPYSGilliatt was sufficiently familiar with marine rocks to grapple in earnest with the Douvres.
TOILERS OF THE SEAVICTOR HUGOAnd yet—can you understand it?With a tender smile and a tear, And a half-compassionate yearning,I felt her grown more dear.
SEPARATION AND SERVICEJAMES HUDSON TAYLORNow her dreams had vanished and she must grapple with dull realities that jarred her worse than they had done.
THE GIRL FROM KELLER'SHAROLD BINDLOSSWORDS RELATED TO GRAPPLE WITH
- abide
- accost
- affront
- allow
- be confronted by
- bear
- beard
- bit the bullet
- brace
- brave
- brook
- challenge
- confront
- contend
- cope with
- countenance
- court
- cross
- dare
- deal with
- defy
- encounter
- endure
- experience
- eyeball
- fight
- fly in face of
- go up against
- grapple with
- make a stand
- meet
- oppose
- resist
- risk
- run into
- square off
- stand
- stomach
- submit
- suffer
- sustain
- swallow
- take
- take it
- take on
- take the bull by the horns
- tell off
- tolerate
- venture
- withstand
- abides
- accosts
- affronts
- allows
- be confronts by
- beards
- bears
- bit the bullet
- braces
- braves
- brooks
- challenges
- confronts
- contends
- copes with
- countenances
- courts
- crosses
- dares
- deals with
- defies
- encounters
- endures
- experiences
- eyeballs
- fights
- flies in face of
- goes up against
- grapples with
- makes a stand
- meets
- opposes
- resists
- risks
- runs into
- squares off
- stands
- stomachs
- submits
- suffers
- sustains
- swallows
- takes
- takes it
- takes on
- takes the bull by the horns
- tells off
- tolerates
- ventures
- withstands
- brace
- brave
- buck
- combat
- confront
- contest
- cope
- cross
- defy
- dispute
- duel
- face
- fight
- fly in the face of
- grapple with
- hang on
- hang tough
- hold off
- hold one's ground
- hold out
- oppose
- prevail against
- put up struggle
- put up with
- remain firm
- repel
- resist
- ride out
- sit and take it
- stand
- stand fast
- stand firm
- stand one's ground
- stand up against
- stand up to
- stick
- stick fast
- suffer
- take
- take it
- take on
- thwart
- tolerate
- traverse
- violate
- weather
- win out
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.