struggling Synonyms

battling fighting grappling troubled in difficulty contending laboring wrestling straining striving scrambling suffering stalled working warring vying stuck unwell trying struggle struggler toiling stumbling toil strive tackling struggled wrestle up the creek tussling up a gum tree in a tight corner in distress having problems in dire straits in trouble in the soup bogged down slogging last-ditch campaigning flailing hard-pressed in a fix in a pickle in need in hot water skirmishing agonizing compete