striven
Made great effort
Striven is the past participle of strive, meaning to have made great effort or struggled toward a goal: She has striven for excellence her entire career.
The form strived is also used, though striven remains the traditional choice in formal writing.
Tried with determination
- struggledExerted with difficulty
- laboredRequiring great exertion
- toiledExerted oneself strenuously
- foughtEngaged in conflict
persevered · battled · pushed · worked · exerted · strained · contended · grappled
Sought to achieve
- pursuedWent after persistently
- soughtAttempted to find
- aimedDirected at something
- reachedArrived at successfully
climbed · driven · motivated · ambitious · visionary · single-minded · purposeful · enterprising
Highly skilled, expert
- attainedSucceeded in reaching
- achievedSuccessfully completed a goal
- succeededAchieved desired outcome
- triumphedAchieved decisive victory
conquered · mastered · overcome · prevailed · excelled · surpassed · fulfilled · realized
Exceeded or improved upon
- progressedMoved toward completion
- advancedFar along in development
- developedGrew or advanced
- grownReached full size
evolved · refined · cultivated · honed · enhanced · elevated · transformed · reformed
endeavored
Tried with determination
fought · persevered · battled · pushed · worked · exerted · strained · contended · grappled · wrestled
aspired
Sought to achieve
reached · climbed · driven · motivated · ambitious · visionary · single-minded · purposeful · enterprising · hungry
accomplished
Highly skilled, expert
triumphed · conquered · mastered · overcome · prevailed · excelled · surpassed · fulfilled · realized · breakthrough
bettered
Exceeded or improved upon
- progressedMoved toward completion
- advancedFar along in development
- developedGrew or advanced
grown · evolved · refined · cultivated · honed · enhanced · elevated · transformed · reformed · self-improvement
strivengiven up
Ceased attempting something
surrendered · yielded · capitulated · quit · thrown in the towel
- strive forAttempt to attain
- strive towardEndeavor to reach
strive, striving, strives, striver, strived, strivers, strivings