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

UConn Women’s Basketball is proud to play in our Basketball is for Everyone Pride game and strives for a culture of inclusion and equity. — Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

What follows is a tale of love, lust and regret that threatens the fate of an entire empire as Navier strives to reclaim her power. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 2 Nov. 2026

Stewart was cast as Professor X, a scientific genius who strives for peace, and McKellen as his adversary Magneto. — Sara Spary, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Eager to carry on the family legacy, Charlie strives to become a Baywatch lifeguard alongside her dad. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026

In so doing, the tradition could achieve for ASL what the word of the year strives to achieve for English. — New York Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Said soup is being attended to by at least four cooks, as Hal (with helpful coaching by an off-camera Kate) strives to explain himself to Grace back at the embassy, and then the two of them work to get Eidra on-side. — Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026

Yet, this tense adventure makes a strong case that bad parents can still teach good lessons, even when a kid strives to live in opposition to their folks. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Katie strives to use catering companies that adhere to the teachings of the Make America Healthy Again movement, one regular guest says, which encourages the consumption of raw milk and the avoidance of seed oils. — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 8 Oct. 2026