strive against

strive against
Synonyms and related words:
antagonize, battle, beat against, beat up against, breast the wave, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, challenge, close with, combat, compete with, complain, complain loudly, confront, contend against, contend with, contest, dispute, dissent, face down, face out, face up to, fight, fight against, front, grapple with, join battle with, kick against, labor against, make a stand, meet head-on, militate against, object, offer resistance, oppose, protest, recalcitrate, reluct, reluctate, remonstrate, revolt, rival, show fight, stand, stand at bay, stand up against, stand up to, stem the tide, struggle against, take on, vie with, withstand

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  • strive against — index conflict, dispute (contest), oppose, oppugn, repel (drive back), resist (oppose) …   Law dictionary

  • strive against — fight vigorously against. → strive …   English new terms dictionary

  • Strive — Strive, v. i. [imp. {Strove}; p. p. {Striven}(Rarely, {Strove}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striving}.] [OF. estriver; of Teutonic origin, and akin to G. streben, D. streven, Dan. str[ae]be, Sw. str[ a]fva. Cf. {Strife}.] 1. To make efforts; to use… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • strive — ► VERB (past strove or strived; past part. striven or strived) 1) make great efforts. 2) (strive against) fight vigorously against. DERIVATIVES striver noun …   English terms dictionary

  • strive — [strīv] vi. strove or strived, striven [striv′ ən] or strived, striving [ME striven < OFr estriver, to quarrel, contend < estrif, effort < Gmc, as in MHG striben, obs. Du strijven, to strive, struggle < IE * streibh (> Gr striphnos …   English World dictionary

  • strive — striver, n. strivingly, adv. /struyv/, v.i., strove or strived, striven /striv euhn/ or strived, striving. 1. to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood. 2. to make strenuous efforts toward any goal: to strive for …   Universalium

  • strive — [[t]straɪv[/t]] v. i. strove or strived, striv•en [[t]ˈstrɪv ən[/t]] orstrived, striv•ing. 1) to exert oneself vigorously; try hard 2) to make strenuous efforts toward any goal: to strive for success[/ex] 3) to contend in opposition, battle, or… …   From formal English to slang

  • strive — verb (past strove or strived; past participle striven or strived) make great efforts. ↘(strive against) fight vigorously against. Derivatives striver noun Origin ME: shortening of OFr. estriver; related to estrif strife …   English new terms dictionary

  • strive — verb 1) I shall strive to be virtuous Syn: try (hard), attempt, endeavor, aim, venture, make an effort, exert oneself, do one s best, do all one can, do one s utmost, labor, work; informal go all out, give it one s best shot, pull out all the… …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • strive — /straɪv / (say struyv) verb (i) (strove or strived, striven /ˈstrɪvən/ (say strivuhn), striving) 1. to exert oneself vigorously; try hard. 2. to make strenuous efforts towards any end: to strive for success. 3. to contend in opposition, battle,… …  

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