tackled

The word “tackled” has 2 syllables: tack-led.

It's pronounced as /ˈtækl̩d/.


What is synonym and antonym for tackled?

In the thesaurus, “tackled” has 6 synonyms and 3 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for tackled along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for tackled

  • addressed
  • approached
  • attacked
  • had at
  • pursued
  • undertook

Antonyms for tackled

  • avoided
  • evaded
  • shunned

Meanings of tackled

  • verb
    1. To force a person to the ground with the weight of one's own body, usually by jumping on top or slamming one's weight into him or her.
    2. To face or deal with, attempting to overcome or fight down.
    3. To attempt to take away a ball.
    4. To bring a ball carrier to the ground.
    5. To "hit on" or pursue a person that one is interested in.
  • adjective
    1. Made of ropes tackled together.

Example Sentences

  • She tackled the challenging project with determination and skill.
  • The team tackled the opponent's offense with a strategic game plan.
  • Despite the obstacles, he confidently tackled each problem one by one.
  • The students collaboratively tackled the complex math problems during the group study session.
  • The company successfully tackled the market competition by introducing innovative products.

On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tackled, such as: addressed, approached, attacked, avoided, evaded, had at, pursued.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

had at

  • allege
  • approached
  • argue
  • assert
  • attacked
  • bash
  • berate
  • blast
  • challenge
  • charge
  • claim
  • confront
  • contend
  • contest
  • contradict
  • cope
  • criticize
  • defend
  • deny
  • discuss
  • disprove
  • dispute
  • doubt
  • focus on
  • give
  • go after
  • grapple
  • impugn
  • insist
  • lambaste
  • maintain
  • meet
  • oppose
  • pitched into
  • push for
  • quarrel
  • rebut
  • refute
  • resist
  • revile
  • sailed into
  • say
  • tackled
  • tell
  • tore into
  • trash
  • try
  • undertook
  • urge
  • vie
  • vilify
  • went at
  • wrangle

sailed into

  • approached
  • attacked
  • had at
  • lit into
  • pitched into
  • scolded
  • slammed
  • tackled
  • tied into
  • tore into

sallied

  • assailed
  • assault
  • attacked
  • blockade
  • bomb
  • bombard
  • captured
  • charged
  • cruise
  • dash
  • disappear
  • ensnared
  • entrapped
  • escape
  • flee
  • fly
  • glide
  • go
  • harass
  • hasten
  • hurry
  • hustle
  • invade
  • jog
  • jumped
  • loot
  • move
  • mugged
  • netted
  • overrun
  • plunder
  • quit
  • ransack
  • retire
  • rob
  • rush
  • sail
  • scoot
  • scurry
  • start
  • storm
  • stormed
  • strafe
  • swoop
  • tackled
  • take off
  • trapped
  • waltz
  • whirl
  • whisk
  • withdraw
  • zip

tacked

  • adhered
  • affix
  • affixed
  • attached
  • bolted
  • cinched
  • clamped
  • clasped
  • clenched
  • clinched
  • clipped
  • deviated
  • diverged
  • fasten
  • fastened
  • glued
  • hanged
  • harnessed
  • hung
  • laced
  • lashed
  • latched
  • nail
  • nailed
  • paste
  • pasted
  • pin
  • pinned
  • plastered
  • riveted
  • screwed
  • shackled
  • stapled
  • stitch
  • strapped
  • stuck
  • swung
  • tackled
  • tangent
  • tied
  • turned
  • veered
  • zigzagged

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