strived

VERB

try for, exert oneself

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 shoot for take on try hard

Antonyms

STRONGEST

neglect

STRONG

agree discourage dissuade idle laze make peace relax repress rest surrender yield

WEAK

forget skip

Example Sentences

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Gellar also praised their fans for allowing them to enjoy a very private life at home with their children, noting that they have always strived to keep their more intimate family life behind closed doors.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Rutte, who has strived to remain on good terms with Trump, plans to give a speech at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation Institute in Washington.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

But last July, the government said it had been informed by the US defense department that the deliveries to Switzerland would be delayed as Washington strived to provide more support for Ukraine.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

"It is time for me to join the party which best represents the views of myself and the people of St Helens in order to act on the improvements I have long strived for."

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

To produce the kind of landscape effects Olmsted strived to create required not months but years, even decades.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson