Synonyms of strove

strove

verb

variants also strived

past tense of strive

1

as in struggled

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dropped
• quit
• gave up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of strove

The rest of the year, Mitchell strived to be part of the crowd. —Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026

Alcock has long strived to keep her eyes on her own paper. —Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 31 Mar. 2026

Lucid said its new midsize EV platform will be class-leading in efficiency, something the company has strived to do with all its vehicles. —Michael Wayland, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2026

But Tekton never strived to be a mass market manufacturer clearing shelves at big box camping or touring shops. —New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2026

Since then, the pair have strived to make peace with the industry. —ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026

In addition to revolutionizing the salsa movement, Colón also strived to change his community as an activist, advocating for social justice in New York’s Latin neighborhoods. —Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026

Beane strived to avoid salary-cap purgatory. —Tim Graham, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026

Castro saw Chávez as a loyal protégé, a fellow socialist traveler who shared his dream of creating the united Latin America that Simón Bolívar, known as El Libertador, strived to build as a soldier and statesman in the early 19th century. —Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026