struggle vs defend
defend vs strugglestruggle is a noun but defend is not a noun.
struggle and defend both are verbs.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| struggle | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| defend | No | No | Yes | No |
As verbs,
defend is a hyponym of
struggle; that is, defend is a
word with a more specific, narrower meaning than
struggle:
- struggle: be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
- defend: fight against or resist strongly
Other hyponyms of struggle include
bear down, fistfight, join battle, tug, fight, fight back, fight down, oppose, get back, settle, fight back, battle, combat, war, assail, attack, duel, joust, chicken-fight, chickenfight, tourney, feud, skirmish, bandy, fence, box, spar, scuffle, tussle, wrestle, engage, wage.
| struggle (noun) | defend (noun) |
|---|---|
| strenuous effort | |
| an energetic attempt to achieve something | |
| an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals) |
| struggle (verb) | defend (verb) |
|---|---|
| be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight | argue or speak in defense of |
| to exert strenuous effort against opposition | state or assert |
| climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling | be on the defensive; act against an attack |
| make a strenuous or labored effort | protect against a challenge or attack |
| protect or fight for as a champion | |
| fight against or resist strongly | |
| be the defense counsel for someone in a trial |
Words related to "struggle"
- assail
- assay
- attack
- attempt
- bandy
- battle
- bear down
- box
- chicken-fight
- chickenfight
- clamber
- class struggle
- class war
- class warfare
- climb
- combat
- compete
- conflict
- contend
- counterinsurgency
- defend
- drive
- duel
- effort
- elbow grease
- endeavor
- endeavour
- engage
- essay
- exertion
- fence
- feud
- fight
- fight back
- fight down
- fighting
- fistfight
- flounder
- get back
- grapple
- grappling
- group action
- hand-to-hand struggle
- insurrection
- join battle
- joust
- labor
- labour
- oppose
- pacification
- push
- rebellion
- revolt
- rising
- scramble
- scrap
- scuffle
- seek
- settle
- shin
- shinny
- skin
- skirmish
- spar
- sputter
- strife
- strive
- struggler
- sweat
- tilt
- tourney
- travail
- try
- tug
- tug-of-war
- turf war
- tussle
- uprising
- vie
- wage
- war
- warfare
- wrestle
- wrestling
Words related to "defend"
- affirm
- apologise
- apologize
- argue
- arrest
- attack
- back
- bulwark
- champion
- check
- contain
- contend
- defence
- defendant
- defender
- defensible
- defensive
- drive back
- endorse
- excuse
- fend
- fend for
- fight
- fight back
- fight down
- fight off
- guard
- hold
- hold back
- hold out
- indorse
- keep
- maintain
- oppose
- plump for
- plunk for
- prevent
- prosecute
- protect
- rationalise
- rationalize
- reason
- rebuff
- recalcitrate
- repel
- represent
- repulse
- resist
- stand
- stand firm
- stand up
- stick up
- stop
- struggle
- support
- take sides with
- take someone's side
- turn back
- uphold
- vindicate
- ward off
- withstand
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