Antonyms for strives

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : strahyf

Phonetic Transcription : straɪf

Definition of strives

Origin : early 13c., from Old French estrif, variant of estrit "quarrel, dispute, impetuosity," probably from Frankish *strid, from Proto-Germanic *strido- "strife, combat" (cf. Old High German strit "quarrel, dispute"), related to Old High German stritan "to fight;" see stride.

noun struggle, battle
verb try for, exert oneself

Example sentences :

It strives to seal forever the fate of those it has enslaved.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

Nowadays, when one strives to penetrate things one is confounded.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

The soul believes it, and this is the goal she strives for both now and hereafter.
Extract from : « The Prodigal Returns » by Lilian Staveley

Nor is it that he ignores the past, Lucy, or strives to forget it,—far from that.
Extract from : « Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. » by Charles James Lever

He knows how you feel: that is why he strives to keep you apart.
Extract from : « Up the Forked River » by Edward Sylvester Ellis

And so he strives, and strives again, for purity—and falls the deeper in the mire.
Extract from : « Maxim Gorki » by Hans Ostwald

Man, semi-civilised or modern, ever strives to commune with a God, an unseen Being.
Extract from : « Mexico » by Charles Reginald Enock

He has been spoken to, but he takes no heed and strives to spread his sect all over India.
Extract from : « The Faith of Islam » by Edward Sell

What a man desires and strives for with all his heart, that he is.
Extract from : « Practical Ethics » by William DeWitt Hyde

He strives to become more and more closely wedded with the other.
Extract from : « The Heart of Nature » by Francis Younghusband

Synonyms for strives

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