Synonyms of tackled

tackled

verb

past tense of tackle

as in approached

to start work on energetically

once I clean the kitchen, I think I'll tackle the bathroom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• approached
• addressed
• undertook
• attacked
• had at
• waded (in or into)
• pursued
• dived (into)
• went at
• faced
• sailed into
• tore into
• pitched into
• focused (on)
• fell (to)
• concentrated (on)
• settled (down)
• lit into
• buckled (down to)
• plunged (in)
• pitched in
• zeroed (in on)
• knuckled down (to)
• took up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• evaded
• shunned
• played
• poked
• lagged
• messed
• fooled
• dawdled
• idled
• trifled
• dallied
• fiddled (around)
• puttered (around)
• pottered (around)
• dillydallied
• monkeyed (around)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tackled

In the video, she is tackled and her body falls across one of the bicycles as officers begin to try to restrain her. — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2026

The Iraq War, the Covid-19 pandemic, the billionaire bubble and a social media audit are among the heady subjects tackled in cinemas this month. — David Faris, TheWeek, 7 Oct. 2026

On an 8-yard run a bit earlier, Willis deftly escaped being tackled 1 yard short on a third-and-5, displaying the type of second effort that earns respect from everyone. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Late in the game, Tyquan Thornton made a 45-yard reception but appeared to seriously injury his ankle as he was tackled. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 5 Oct. 2026

Third-string safety Rayuan Lane tackled Chase Brown a yard short of the first-down marker. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

All of the projects and policy proposals laid out in the plan are recommendations that are meant to be tackled over the course of the next 20 to 30 years. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

Soler responded by charging the pitcher only to be tackled by Weiss, who holds a black belt in taekwondo. — Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Masahiro Hara, an engineer on the barcodes team at Denso, the subsidiary, tackled the problem. — HubSpot, 1 Oct. 2026