striven

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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striven

He has striven to place Cohere as a sovereign alternative in both the European and Asian markets.

From Barron's ● Jun. 18, 2026

Good fellowship was, if not assumed, then striven for.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026

Under authoritarian leader and ardent nationalist Xi Jinping, the government has striven to assert China’s power in international affairs, including through culture and language.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2024

Over the last decade and a half, the king has striven to raise his son’s public profile, including taking him to the United Nations General Assembly to speak in 2017.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

I know only that I wished to recount it, and to speak of those whom I have known and who have striven for virtue and have perished.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson