struggle against

VERB

resist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abide combat confront continue curb defy endure forgo maintain prevent refuse repel thwart turn down

STRONG

antagonize assail assault battle bear brook buck check contend counteract countervail dispute duel forbear hinder hold persevere persist refrain remain stay stonewall suffer traverse weather

WEAK

abstain from die hard fight back hold off hold out against keep from leave alone put up a fight remain firm stand up to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

OK accept aid allow assist discontinue encourage help stop surrender

STRONG

abandon advance agree cease desert give in give up go indulge leave permit quit refuse reject

WEAK

comply conform go along

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struggle against

All, however, steered well clear of the federal Ethiopian soldiers on guard at the university and the Tigray Martyrs Memorial Monument, which commemorates the TPLF's 16 years of struggle against the Marxist-Leninist Derg government.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

Gandhi led India's non-violent struggle against British rule and is fondly known as the father of the nation.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

In this tale of an imprisoned queen, her supposedly dead husband, and her struggle against a usurper, brilliantly characterized arias succeed each other like jewels, ratcheting up the emotion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

He is mired in a struggle against a country with a population and a military a fraction the size of his own.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

And again, I struggle against it, but in the end it is too strong, and it carries me away.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau

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