/ Thesaurus / S Synonyms of striving Find synonyms for: Noun1. striving, nisus, pains, strain, attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, tryusage: an effortful attempt to attain a goalVerb1. endeavor, endeavour, strive, try, seek, attempt, essay, assayusage: attempt by employing effort; "we endeavor to make our customers happy"2. strive, reach, strain, tug, labor, labour, push, driveusage: to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: kiln Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language