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

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

While leadership strives to accelerate AI investment, many workers, particularly in frontline and junior positions, still don’t understand how the technology will impact their daily responsibilities or long-term career paths. — Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 30 June 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

That's in stark contrast to the graying parishioners at most Spanish churches at a moment the Catholic Church strives to engage with and remain relevant to youth. — ABC News, 9 June 2026