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need v.
take a crack at v.
try v.

VERB

need

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand desire lack require

STRONG

claim covet crave exact hanker hunger long lust miss necessitate pine thirst wish yearn

WEAK

be deficient be deprived be down and out be hard up be in need of be in want be inadequate be needy be poor be short be without die for do without feel a dearth of feel the necessity for feel the pinch go hungry have occasion for have occasion to have use for hurt for suffer privation yen for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

have not want

STRONG

abjure despise dislike give hate

WEAK

do not want

VERB

take a crack at

Synonyms

WEAK

attempt do one's best give a go give a whirl go after go all out go for have a crack have a go have a rip have a shot have a stab have a whack make a pass at make a stab make an attempt make an effort risk shoot for tackle undertake vie for

VERB

try

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attack seek struggle work

STRONG

aim aspire compete contend contest endeavor essay labor propose risk speculate strive tackle undertake venture wrangle

WEAK

bear down chip away at do one's best exert oneself go after go all out go for have a crack have a go have a shot have a stab have a whack knock oneself out lift a finger make a bid make a pass at make an attempt make an effort put oneself out shoot for vie for

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idle laze rest surrender

STRONG

abstain agree be idle forget give in give up ignore neglect

WEAK

delight please

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drive for

On Nadeau’s phone, Walmart WMT -1.02%decrease; down pointing triangle listed the drive for $369.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

On Nadeau’s phone, Walmart listed the drive for $369.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026

Now, Cong said, the government drive for answers is his "final hope".

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

But Antonelli's ascendancy this year has opened the door for Italy to embrace a new hero - even if he does drive for the direct competition.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

I drive for almost two hours, west into the hinterlands of Maryland.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan

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