battled

Definitions

Engaged in a fight or struggle against an opponent or obstacle.

Strove tenaciously to achieve or overcome something in the face of difficulty.

Examples

The exhausted firefighters battled the raging forest fire for over twelve hours.

She battled through her illness to complete the marathon on time.

Synonyms

fought clashed struggled contended wrestled competed warred

Antonyms

agreed surrendered yielded conceded submitted capitulated cooperated