Synonyms for strive
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : strahyv |
| Phonetic Transcription : straɪv |
Top 10 synonyms for strive Other synonyms for the word strive
- bear down
- bend over backward
- break one's neck
- do one's best
- do one's utmost
- essay
- fight
- go after
- go for broke
- go for the jugular
- go the limit
- hassle
- jockey
- knock oneself out
- labor
- leave no stone unturned
- make every effort
- moil
- offer
- push
- scramble
- shoot for
- strain
- struggle
- sweat
- take on
- toil
- try hard
- tug
- work
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for strive
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