Synonyms of strives

strives

verb

present tense third-person singular of strive

1

as in struggles

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• struggles
• labors
• tries
• works
• endeavors
• tugs
• toils
• hustles
• slaves
• plows
• sweats
• digs (away)
• plods
• pegs (away)
• humps
• plugs
• slogs
• grubs
• strains
• drudges
• travails
• bangs away
• fags
• exerts
• sweats blood
• beavers (away)
• moils
• applies (oneself)
• drives
• buckles (down)
• hammers (away)
• pitches in
• attacks
• knuckles down
• digs in
• overworks
• exercises
• wades
• ekes out
• essays
• scratches
• trudges
• grinds (out)
• scrabbles
• puts out
• overexerts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• breaks
• slackens
• shirks
• lets up
• rests
• eases (up)
• relaxes
• idles
• dallies
• hangs (around or out)
• lazes
• slacks (off)
• basks
• unwinds
• reposes
• plays
• goofs (off)
• chills
• loafs
• lounges
• hangs
• goldbricks
• hacks (around)
• bums
• dillydallies
• lolls
• dabbles
• footles
• fribbles
• fools around
• putters (around)
• goofs (around)
• messes around
• trifles
• hangs about
• vegges out
• monkeys (around)
• potters (around)
• doodles

2

as in tries

to make an effort to do

let us strive to make the most of this opportunity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tries
• attempts
• seeks
• endeavors
• hopes
• shoots at
• aims
• essays
• aspires
• struggles
• assays
• undertakes
• has a go at
• works
• tries one's hand (at)
• troubles
• toils
• fights
• assumes
• takes up
• strains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drops
• gives up
• quits

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of strives

Like Lonnie, who strives to be the best golfer in the world, Pelican Hill is widely considered one of the world’s premier luxury resorts. — Dana Feldman, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Hoy said the detention staff consistently strives to exceed the minimum standards given by the Texas Commission on Jail Standards. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026

Perusing the menu online provides insight into how truly diverse Sushi Sushi strives to be. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026

The consistency and structure the center strives for are qualities treatment professionals say can make a significant difference for individuals entering recovery for the first time. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026

Alan Stanton said the conservative county strives not to overregulate in general. — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 24 June 2026

New legislation introduced by a bipartisan group of senators strives to add new aircraft to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Hurricane Hunter fleet and codify the agency’s role in meteorological research. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 17 June 2026

In a world of jaded billionaires, psychiatrist-gurus, bio-hacked tech bros, AI labs and disillusioned teens being optimized in elite private schools, an audacious data-mining CEO (Billy Magnussen) strives to turn insight and influence into profit and power. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 16 June 2026

Rahma strives for a cinema-verité aesthetic, with footage sometimes shot on vintage digital cameras, but the show’s style can’t overcome the limits of its format. — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 10 June 2026