Synonyms for strive
straɪv; ˈstrɪv ənstrive

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1. striveverb

   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

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1. strive

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. endeavor, endeavour, striveverb

   attempt by employing effort

   "we endeavor to make our customers happy"

   Synonyms:
   reach, endeavor, strain, endeavour

2. strive, reach, strainverb

   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

Matched Categories

1. • Push
   • Try

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. striveverb

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

2. striveverb

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

3. striveverb

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

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1. striveverb

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "strive":

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

How to pronounce strive?

How to say strive in sign language?

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How to use strive in a sentence?

1. Adrian Hogan:

   The thing I really found inspiring was the different approach -- to all kinds of aspect of life, of course, but especially in relation to drawing that I didn't understood until I came here, japanese drawings are often very flat. They don't really strive to create an illusion of three-dimensional that we often do in Western drawing.

2. Fumio Kishida:

   Japan as a whole must strive to provide maximum security during the dates of the summit (in Hiroshima next month) and other gatherings of dignitaries from around the world.

3. Kenya Friend-Daniel:

   While this approach to product naming may have been rooted in a lighthearted attempt at inclusiveness, we recognize that it may now have the opposite effect -- one that is contrary to the welcoming, rewarding customer experience we strive to create every day, packaging for a number of the products has already been changed, but there's a small number of products in which the packaging is still going through the process.

4. Jack Dorsey:

   Twitter does not use political ideology to make any decisions, whether related to ranking content on our service or how we enforce our rules. We believe strongly in being impartial, and we strive to enforce our rules impartially.

5. Janvier Chouteu-Chando:

   Always strive to get what you want, what you need, especially if your intentions are good and nobody gets hurt in the process.”