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
- 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
- affray
- aim
- altercation
- animosity
- argument
- assay
- attempt
- bear down
- bend over backward
- bickering
- blowup
- brawl
- break one's neck
- clash
- combat
- compete
- competition
- conflict
- contend
- contention
- contest
- controversy
- difference
- disagreement
- discord
- dispute
- dissension
- dissent
- dissidence
- disunity
- do one's best
- do one's utmost
- drive
- emulation
- endeavor
- essay
- faction
- factionalism
- fight
- fighting
- friction
- fuss
- go after
- go all out
- go for broke
- go for the jugular
- go the limit
- hassle
- jockey
- knock oneself out
- labor
- leave no stone unturned
- make every effort
- moil
- offer
- push
- quarrel
- rivalry
- scramble
- seek
- shoot for
- spat
- squabble
- squabbling
- static
- strain
- striving
- struggle
- sweat
- tackle
- take on
- toil
- try hard
- tug
- tug of war
- variance
- warfare
- words
- work
- wrangle
- wrangling
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