What is another word for strives?

Pronunciation: [stɹˈa͡ɪvz] (IPA)

Strives is a verb that means making an effort or working hard towards a goal. There are many other words that can be used to express the same meaning as strives. Some of the synonyms for strives include endeavors, attempts, struggles, labors, aspires, aims, pursuits, strives, and tries. These words all convey the message of putting in effort and working hard towards a desired objective. Depending on the context, certain synonyms might be more appropriate than others. For instance, endeavors might be more formal than tries, while struggles might imply difficulty. It is important to select the right synonym to accurately convey the intended meaning.

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Usage examples for Strives

Such work this volume strives, however imperfectly, to perform.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
But he makes the same mistake as Aprile, or at least as Paracelsus, and makes it in a greater degree; for he rejects all the human conditions of the poetic life: and strives to live it, not in experience or in sympathy, but by a pure act of imagination, or as he calls it, of Will; and he wears himself out body and soul by a mental strain which proves as barren as it is continuous.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr
He notes also the constant recurrence of the same old themes, and the caprice of taste which strives as constantly to convert them into something new.
"A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)"
Mrs. Sutherland Orr

Famous quotes with Strives

  • God always strives together with those who strive.
    Aeschylus
  • God loves to help him who strives to help himself.
    Aeschylus
  • Modem science, then, maintains on the one hand that nature, both organic and inorganic, strives towards a state of order and that man's actions are governed by the same tendency.
    Rudolf Arnheim
  • Amazon.com strives to be the e-commerce destination where consumers can find and discover anything they want to buy online.
    Jeff Bezos
  • For there is no one so great or mighty that he can avoid the misery that will rise up against him when he resists and strives against God.
    John Calvin

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