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Synonyms & Antonyms of strive
1
to devote serious and sustained effort
- not only must we strive for peace in time of war, we must strive mightily to maintain that peace
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- bum,
- chill,
- dally,
- dillydally,
- footle,
- goldbrick,
- goof (off),
- hack (around),
- hang (around or out),
- idle,
- laze,
- loaf,
- lounge,
- shirk,
- slack (off),
- veg out
- dabble,
- doodle,
- fool around,
- fribble,
- goof (around),
- hang,
- hang about
- [British],
- mess around,
- monkey (around),
- play,
- potter (around),
- putter (around),
- trifle
2
to make an effort to do
- let us strive to make the most of this opportunity
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The first known use of strive was in the 13th century
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