Synonyms of strove

strove

verb

variants also strived

past tense of strive

1

as in endeavored

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

• endeavored
• struggled
• wrought
• worked
• tried
• labored
• toiled
• sweated
• tugged
• dug (away)
• hustled
• slaved
• plowed
• grubbed
• plodded
• pegged (away)
• travailed
• humped
• sweat
• slogged
• fagged
• drudged
• plugged
• banged away
• sweated blood
• strained
• sweat blood
• essayed
• applied (oneself)
• exerted
• moiled
• exercised
• buckled (down)
• attacked
• beavered (away)
• pitched in
• hammered (away)
• dug in
• eked out
• drove
• waded
• scrabbled
• knuckled down
• ground (out)
• trudged
• overworked
• scratched
• put out
• overexerted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• broke
• slackened
• eased (up)
• let up
• shirked
• lounged
• hung (around or out)
• rested
• loafed
• chilled
• dallied
• hanged (around or out)
• relaxed
• lazed
• idled
• hacked (around)
• basked
• bummed
• slacked (off)
• goofed (off)
• hung
• lolled
• reposed
• played
• unwound
• trifled
• hanged
• dabbled
• vegged out
• fooled around
• messed around
• dillydallied
• goldbricked
• doodled
• hung about
• goofed (around)
• footled
• puttered (around)
• monkeyed (around)
• pottered (around)
• fribbled

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• broke
• slackened
• eased (up)
• let up
• shirked
• lounged
• hung (around or out)
• rested
• loafed
• chilled
• dallied
• hanged (around or out)
• relaxed
• lazed
• idled
• hacked (around)
• basked
• bummed
• slacked (off)
• goofed (off)
• hung
• lolled
• reposed
• played
• unwound
• trifled
• hanged
• dabbled
• vegged out
• fooled around
• messed around
• dillydallied
• goldbricked
• doodled
• hung about
• goofed (around)
• footled
• puttered (around)
• monkeyed (around)
• pottered (around)
• fribbled

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2

as in tried

to make an effort to do

let us strive to make the most of this opportunity

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tried
• attempted
• endeavored
• sought
• essayed
• shot for
• shot at
• assayed
• struggled
• hoped
• aimed
• wrought
• toiled
• aspired
• had a go at
• fought
• tried one's hand (at)
• undertook
• troubled
• worked
• strained
• assumed
• took up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dropped
• quit
• gave up
• quitted

• dropped
• quit
• gave up
• quitted