Striving

/ˈstɹaɪvɪŋ/

Synonyms for "striving" (110 found)

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Closest matches (22)

Strong matches (33)

desideratum design desire determination disputant drudging effect effort emulation endeavor enterprise essay exertion fight fightingfixed purposefunction grinding grubbing hardworking

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hassle idea intendment

Noun(9 words)

develop drive driven effort endeavor endeavoring exert exertionexertion of force

Verb(1 words)

emulate style

Related words (55)

intent intention labor laboring meaning mind motive nisus pegging plan plodding plugging point project proposal prospectus purpose quarrelsome resolution resolve

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rivalry sake slaving slogging strain straining strife struggle struggling study sweating toil toiling travail trial trytug-of-warundertaking view warfare warlike warring will work working

Noun(7 words)

jihads nisus pains pursue pursuing pursuit strain

Adjective(1 words)

long thrust toward

Verb(2 words)

pursue goals vigorouslyvying

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

15 entries

activity attempt behaviorcollective actiondescriptive adjectiveeconomic activityeffort endeavor endeavourgoal pursuitmotivational stateprocesspsychological statesocial processtry

More specific

21 entries

ambition attempt competencedevelopment programeconomic reformeffort exertion initiative laborlong term strivingmasterymoral strivingperseverance persistencepolicy initiativeproficiency

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Collocations

15 entries

academic strivingcollective strivingeconomic strivingmoral strivingpersonal strivingrelentless strivingstriving behaviorstriving culturestriving effortstriving for excellencestriving for successstriving goalsstriving mindsetstriving studentstriving to improve

Inflections

7 entries

more strivingmost strivingstrived striven strives strivings strove

Derivations

2 entries

striver strivingly

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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The authorities are striving in vain to stabilize the currency.

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The horse does not just represent energy, high spirits, prosperity, development, but also stands for a national spirit of struggling on without stopping, and of striving on without giving up.

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Democracy is a quest, a never-ending seeking for better things, and in the seeking for these things and the striving for better things, and in the seeking for these things and the striving for them, there are many roads to follow.

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The union is striving for shorter working hours.

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