Synonyms for strive
straɪv; ˈstrɪv ən

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. endeavor, endeavour, strive(verb)

   attempt by employing effort

   "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

   Synonyms:
   reach, endeavor, strain, endeavour

2. strive, reach, strain(verb)

   to exert much effort or energy

   "straining our ears to hear"

   Synonyms:
   touch, progress to, strain, try, hit, arrive at, pass on, attain, filter out, sift, reach, sieve, puree, get hold of, make, extend, get to, gain, give, distort, filter, separate out, achieve, endeavour, pass, deform, reach out, tense up, turn over, accomplish, contact, endeavor, tense, filtrate, stress, extend to, get through, hand

English Synonyms and Antonyms(4.25 / 8 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. strive(v)

   To attempt is to take action somewhat experimentally with the hope and purpose of accomplishing a certain result; to endeavor is to attempt strenuously and with firm and enduring purpose. To attempt expresses a single act; to endeavor, a continuous exertion; we say I will endeavor (not I will attempt) while I live. To attempt is with the view of accomplishing; to essay, with a view of testing our own powers. To undertake is to accept or take upon oneself as an obligation, as some business, labor, or trust; the word often implies complete assurance of success; as, I will undertake to produce the witness. To strive suggests little of the result, much of toil, strain, and contest, in seeking it; I will strive to fulfil your wishes, i. e., I will spare no labor and exertion to do it. Try is the most comprehensive of these words. The original idea of testing or experimenting is not thought of when a man says "I will try." To attempt suggests giving up, if the thing is not accomplished at a stroke; to try implies using other means and studying out other ways if not at first successful. Endeavor is more mild and formal; the pilot in the burning pilot-house does not say "I will endeavor" or "I will attempt to hold the ship to her course," but "I'll try, sir!"

   Synonyms:
   attempt, endeavor, endeavor, essay, try, undertake

   Antonyms:
   abandon, dismiss, drop, give up, let go, neglect, omit, overlook, pass by, throw away, throw over, throw up

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. strive

   Synonyms:
   labor, endeavor, aim, contest, toil, try, struggle, contend, vie

   Antonyms:
   relax, surrender, succumb, submit, yield, withdraw

Dictionary of English Synonymes(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. strive(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   labor, endeavor, toil, struggle, try, aim, exert one's self, make an effort, do one's best, lay one's self out

2. strive(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   contend, contest, fight, compete, cope, have a contest

3. strive(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   [Poetical.] vie, compare, be comparable

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1. strive(v)

   Synonyms:
   struggle, try, endeavor, contend, vie, cope

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   endeavour, seek, try, fight, aspire, aim, striving, struggle

How to pronounce strive?

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How to use strive in a sentence?

1. Sandile Sean Mntla:

   You can make amends of your flaws and faults if you strive for perfection and succeed

2. An ICRC spokeswoman:

   We strive to ensure the funds we receive will not contravene our principles of action and jeopardize our humanitarian operations for those most is need.

3. Prof.Salam Al Shereida:

   Proceed to illuminate the road, and do not be an arbiter. Strive to be the epitome, but do not be a pundit.

4. Rupert Murdoch:

   It has always been our priority to ensure stable, long-term leadership for the company, and these appointments achieve that goal, lachlan and James are each talented and accomplished executives and together, we, as shareholders and partners, will strive to take our company to new levels of growth and opportunity at a time of dynamic change in our industry.

5. Ben Carson:

   Together with open minds and linked hearts and hands, we can do better. We must strive to replace hatred and indifference with compassion, it is time for a bold new way of empowerment and responsibility.

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