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| Main Entry: | strive |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try for, exert oneself |
| Synonyms: | aim, assay, attempt, bear down, bend over backward, break one's neck, compete, contend, do one's best, do one's utmost, drive, endeavor, essay, fight, 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, scramble, seek, shoot for, strain, struggle, sweat, tackle, take on, toil, try hard, tug*, work |
| Antonyms: | forget, skip |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | agonize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suffer or cause another to suffer |
| Synonyms: | afflict, bleed, carry on, crucify, distress, disturb, hurt, labor, lament, martyr, pain, rack, squirm, strain, strive, struggle, torment, torture, try, wince, worry, writhe, eat heart out, excruciate, harrow, sing the blues, stew over, take it badly |
| Antonyms: | not worry |
| Main Entry: | aim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | point or direct at a goal |
| Synonyms: | address, angle, aspire, attempt, cast, concentrate, contemplate, covet, design, direct, endeavor, essay, fix, focus, intend, level, mean, plan, propose, purpose, set one's sights on, sight, slant, steer, strive, target, train, try, want, wish, zero in on, zoom in |
| Main Entry: | angle for |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt to get |
| Synonyms: | connive, conspire, contrive, fish for, hint, hunt, invite, maneuver, plan, plot, scheme, seek, solicit, strive, aim for, be after, cast about for, look for, try for |
| Main Entry: | aspire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | aim, hope |
| Synonyms: | crave, desire, dream, hanker, long, pursue, seek, strive, struggle, try, want, wish, yearn, be ambitious, be eager |
| Main Entry: | attempt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try, make effort |
| Synonyms: | aim, attack, do level best, endeavor, essay, exert oneself, experiment, give a fling, give a whirl, give best shot, give it a go, give it a try, give old college try, go the limit, have a crack, have a go at, make a run at, pursue, push, seek, shoot the works, solicit, strive, tackle, take a stab at, take best shot, take on, try one's hand at, undertake, venture |
| Antonyms: | be lazy |
| Main Entry: | battle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fight, struggle |
| Synonyms: | agitate, argue, clamor, combat, contend, contest, dispute, feud, oppugn, skirmish, strive, tug, war, wrestle |
| Antonyms: | make peace |
| Main Entry: | combat |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fight |
| Synonyms: | battle, buck, clash, contend, contest, cope, defy, dispute, duel, engage, fight, oppose, repel, resist, strive, struggle, traverse, war, withstand, cross swords with, do battle with, go up against, put up a fight, shoot it out |
| Antonyms: | agree, compromise, retreat, run, surrender |
| Main Entry: | compete |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go up against in contest |
| Synonyms: | attempt, bandy, battle, bid, challenge, clash, collide, contend, contest, emulate, encounter, essay, face, fence, fight, go for*, grapple, joust, lock horns*, oppose, play, rival, spar, strive, struggle, take on, tilt, try, tussle, vie, wrestle, be in the running, cope with, go after, go for broke, go for the gold, in the hunt, jockey for position, match strength, match wits, participate in, pit oneself against, run for, scramble for, seek prize, take part |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | conflict |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be at odds |
| Synonyms: | brawl, clash, collide, combat, contend, contest, contrast, differ, disagree, discord, disturb, fight, interfere, jar, mismatch, oppose, romp, scrap, slug, strive, struggle, tangle, vary, bump heads with, cross swords with, disaccord, disharmonize, lock horns with, run against tide, square off with |
| Antonyms: | agree, harmonize, be calm |
| Main Entry: | endeavor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attempt to achieve something |
| Synonyms: | address, aim, apply, aspire, assay, bid for, buck, determine, dig, do one's best, drive at, essay, go for broke, go for*, grind, hammer away, hassle, have a crack, have a shot at, have a swing at, hump*, hustle, intend, labor, make a run at, make an effort, offer, peg away, plug, pour it on, purpose, push, risk, scratch, seek, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, take on, take pains, try, undertake, venture |
| Notes: | an endeavor is a purposeful or industrious undertaking that requires effort; try is an attempt or effort |
| Antonyms: | be idle, ignore, laze, procrastinate, put off |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | essay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | try, attempt |
| Synonyms: | aim, assay, endeavor, labor, offer, seek, strive, struggle, take on, test, toil, travail, undertake, venture, work, have a crack, have a go, have a shot, have at it, make a run at, put to the test, take a stab at, take a whack at, try out |
| Antonyms: | forget, neglect, pass, be idle |
| Main Entry: | exert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make use of |
| Synonyms: | apply, apply oneself, bring into play*, bring to bear*, dig*, employ, endeavor, exercise, expend, give all one's got, give best shot, labor, make effort, peg away, plug*, ply, pour it on, push, put forth, put out, strain, strive, struggle, sweat it, throw, toil, try hard, use, utilize, wield, work |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | flounder |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | struggle; be in the dark |
| Synonyms: | blunder, bobble, cast about, come apart at the seams, drop the ball, fall down, flop, flummox, foul up*, fumble, go at backwards, go to pieces*, grope, labor, lurch, make a mess of, miss one's cue, muddle, plunge, pratfall, screw up*, slip up*, snafu*, strive, stub one's toe, stumble, thrash, toil, toss, travail, trip up*, tumble, wallow, work at |
| Antonyms: | do well, succeed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | intend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have in mind; determine |
| Synonyms: | aim, appoint, attempt, connote, contemplate, decree, dedicate, denote, design, designate, destine, devote, endeavor, essay, expect, express, import, indicate, mean, meditate, ordain, plan, plot, propose, purpose, reserve, resolve, scheme, signify, spell, strive, think, try, add up, aspire to, be determined, be resolved, figure on, have in mind, hope to, look forward, set apart, set aside |
| Main Entry: | labor |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | work very hard |
| Synonyms: | bear down, cultivate, drive, drudge, endeavor, grind, plod, slave, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, tend, toil, travail, exert oneself, plug away, pour it on, work oneself to the bone |
| Antonyms: | idle, relax, laze |
| Main Entry: | participate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take part in activity |
| Synonyms: | aid, chip in*, come in, compete, concur, cooperate, engage, enter into, go into, partake, perform, play, share, strive, associate with, be a participant, be a party to, be into, engage in, get in on, get in on the act, have a hand in, have to do with, join in, latch on, lend a hand, sit in on, sit in*, take an interest in, tune in |
| Antonyms: | observe, watch |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | persist |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carry on, carry through |
| Synonyms: | abide, continue, endure, follow through*, follow up*, go on, grind, insist, keep up*, last, linger, obtain, persevere, prevail, pursue, recur, remain, repeat, strive, be resolute, be stubborn, go all the way, go the limit, hold on, leave no stone unturned, perdure, perseverate, see through, stick it out, stick to guns, tough it out |
| Antonyms: | cease, leave, quit, stop, give up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | quarrel |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disagree |
| Synonyms: | argue, battle, bicker, brawl, break with, bump, carp, caterwaul, cavil, charge, clash, collide, complain, contend, contest, cross swords*, differ, disapprove, dispute, dissent, divide, embroil, fall out*, feud, fight, hassle, lock horns*, row, scrap, spar, spat, squabble, strive, struggle, take on, tangle, vary, war, wrangle, altercate, be at loggerheads, find fault, get tough with, have it out, have words, mix it up, object to, set to, take exception |
| Antonyms: | agree, make peace |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | scramble |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | race; get into position clumsily |
| Synonyms: | clamber, climb, contend, crawl, hasten, jostle, move, push, run, rush, scurry, scuttle, strive, struggle, swarm, trek, vie, jockey for position, look alive, make haste, scrabble |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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