Strove synonyms and antonyms

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tried

To work on something.

endeavored

(Archaic) To try to achieve

strained

To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent effort; to force; to constrain.

worked

To behave in a specified way when handled or processed:

vied

To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to put in competition; to bandy.

undertook

(Informal, former) To work as an undertaker

competed

To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another.

reached

(Naut.) To sail on a reach

toiled

To labor continuously; work strenuously.

struggled

To bring, put, do, etc. by struggling

sought

To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at.

pushed

(Intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.

labored

To work; toil

fought

To struggle or work hard in trying to beat or overcome someone or something; contend

exerted

To bring to bear; exercise:

contended

To strive in combat; fight

buffeted

To struggle or force a way by struggling

battled

To engage in or as if in battle.

attempted

(Archaic) To try to seize or get control of by attacking.

aimed

(Intransitive) To direct the intention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;—followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well.

forgot (antonym)

To forget things; be forgetful

skipped (antonym)

To leap lightly over.

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