Antonyms for strive


Grammar : Verb
Spell : strahyv
Phonetic Transcription : straɪv


Definition of strive

Origin :
  • c.1200, from Old French estriver "to quarrel, dispute," from estrif, estrit "quarrel" (see strife). It became a strong verb (past tense strove) by rhyming association with drive, etc.
  • verb try for, exert oneself
Example sentences :
  • Strive and grope as he would, the thing had driven him on relentlessly.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I strive to be useful to my fellow-creatures, and am happy if I succeed.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • We strive for peace and security, heartened by the changes all around us.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • Something to strive for we demand, even at the risk of bereavement.
  • Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
  • "The more reason that I should strive to mend him," quoth Alleyne.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Does not one fair kingdom content you, that you should strive so for this other one which has no love for you?
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Men are to strive to be perfect even as the Father in heaven is perfect.
  • Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
  • Why should he battle and strive for an unattainable something as intangible as a dream?
  • Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
  • Strive as I may, such transformation is out of the question.
  • Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
  • Why should he strive to take young Woodville before Colonel Winchester?
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

Synonyms for strive

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