What is another word for striving?

Pronunciation: [stɹˈa͡ɪvɪŋ] (IPA)

The word "striving" refers to the act of putting in effort and making an attempt to achieve something. There are several other synonyms for striving that can help to convey a similar meaning. Some commonly used words that can be used as synonyms for striving include "endeavoring," "trying," and "struggling." Other synonyms for striving include "pursuing," "aspiring," "aiming," "working hard," and "pushing oneself." The use of these synonyms can help to add variety and depth to written and verbal communication, as well as provide a more nuanced understanding of the effort and determination involved in striving towards a particular goal.

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Usage examples for Striving

All this arose, naturally enough, from the reaction following the strain of striving so long and so fiercely after the goal, combined with the sense of the great and actual peril of our situation.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
It was a testimony that it was my duty to give the world of struggling, striving men, and which, as a father, I hoped with pride to give to my little children.
"My Attainment of the Pole"
Frederick A. Cook
If there is less deep poverty in San Francisco than in New York, it is not because San Francisco is yet behind New York in all that both cities are striving for?
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae

Famous quotes with Striving

  • A simple rule in dealing with those who are hard to get along with is to remember that this person is striving to assert his superiority; and you must deal with him from that point of view.
    Alfred Adler
  • Man's striving for order, of which art is but one manifestation, derives from a similar universal tendency throughout the organic world; it is also paralleled by, and perhaps derived from, the striving towards the state of simplest structure in physical systems.
    Rudolf Arnheim
  • I have tried to keep on with my striving because this is the only hope I have of ever achieving anything worthwhile and lasting.
    Arthur Ashe
  • By striving to do the impossible, man has always achieved what is possible. Those who have cautiously done no more than they believed possible have never taken a single step forward.
    Mikhail Bakunin
  • I do write about people who are complex and are striving with something and can't quite get past their own stuff, which would be a proxy for myself because that's what the deal is with me.
    Eric Bogosian

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