Definitions
- Describing a fish that moves clumsily or struggles to swim. - Referring to a person who is struggling or having difficulty in a situation. - Talking about a business or project that is failing or not progressing well.
- Referring to a physical fight or conflict. - Describing a difficult or challenging task or situation. - Talking about a person who is trying hard to achieve something.
List of Similarities
- 1Both involve difficulty or challenge.
- 2Both can refer to physical or mental effort.
- 3Both can be used to describe a person or an animal's actions.
- 4Both can be used in a figurative sense to describe a situation or circumstance.
What is the difference?
- 1Movement: Floundering implies uncontrolled or clumsy movement, while struggling implies effort and exertion.
- 2Intensity: Struggling implies a greater degree of effort and intensity than floundering.
- 3Purpose: Struggling implies a goal or objective, while floundering does not necessarily have a specific aim.
- 4Outcome: Floundering implies a lack of progress or success, while struggling can lead to eventual success or achievement.
- 5Connotation: Floundering has a negative connotation, while struggling can have a positive or negative connotation depending on the context.
Remember this!
Flounder and struggle are both verbs that describe difficulty or challenge. However, flounder implies uncontrolled or clumsy movement without a specific goal, while struggle implies effort and exertion towards a particular objective. Additionally, flounder has a negative connotation and implies a lack of progress or success, while struggle can have a positive or negative connotation depending on the context.
