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shoot for

VERB
contend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
argue confront cope dispute go after grapple meet oppose push for resist vie
STRONG
battle clash contest controvert emulate encounter face jostle litigate oppugn push rival skirmish stand strive struggle tug withstand
WEAK
give all one's got give one's all go for go for broke go for it go for jugular have at jockey for position knock oneself out lock horns make play for mix it up with scramble for shoot at tangle with
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agree comply go along
STRONG
hide make peace retreat surrender yield
WEAK
abandon cede desert give in give up leave
VERB
contest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
litigate oppose
STRONG
blast debate dispute doubt push question tangle
WEAK
call in question give it one's all go for it go for jugular jockey for position jump on mix it up with object to scramble for stand up for
Antonyms
STRONG
agree go along
WEAK
allow give up resign
VERB
strive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aim endeavor go all out seek tackle
STRONG
assay attempt compete contend drive essay fight hassle jockey labor moil offer push scramble strain struggle sweat toil tug work
WEAK
bear down bend over backward break one's neck do one's best do one's utmost go after go for broke go for the jugular go the limit knock oneself out leave no stone unturned make every effort take on try hard
Antonyms
STRONGEST
neglect
STRONG
agree discourage dissuade idle laze make peace relax repress rest surrender yield
WEAK
forget skip
VERB
take a crack at
Synonyms
WEAK
attempt do one's best drive for 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 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 drive for 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 vie for
Antonyms
STRONGEST
idle laze rest surrender
STRONG
abstain agree be idle forget give in give up ignore neglect
WEAK
delight please

Example Sentences

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The shoot for the upcoming movie Operation Fortitude would have involved draping the building in flags bearing the swastika.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

US actor Angelina Jolie revealed her double mastectomy scars in a photo shoot for Time France, in the magazine's first French edition that launched this week.

From Barron's • Dec. 15, 2025

A meritocracy sets a standard, posits an ideal, gives the more ambitious people in a society something to look up to and to shoot for.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 11, 2025

A late-2009 YouTube upload from the NYC-based photographer Dorothy Shi takes us behind the scenes of a photo shoot for Livvy Grant herself.

From Slate • Nov. 19, 2025

He knew that they were not going to shoot, for they could not see him.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.