striving
Seeking with effort
Striving is the act of making great effort toward a goal, often against difficulty or opposition.
The word emphasizes ongoing exertion rather than achievement: Despite years of striving, success eluded him.
It carries a sense of earnest, sometimes noble struggle: the striving of artists for recognition, human striving for meaning.
Vigorous physical effort
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- grindCrush into particles
- sweatMoisture from skin pores
push · struggle · endeavor · pursuit · diligence · application · energy · vigor
Firmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
steadfastness · fortitude · commitment · dedication · zeal · fervor · indomitability · backbone
Sustained effort capacity
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- patienceCalm during delays
- constancyUnchanging faithfulness over time
stamina · dedication · commitment · resolve · steadfastness · fortitude · stick-to-itiveness · doggedness
Operate a vehicle
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- successFavorable outcome attained
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- motivationImpetus toward a goal
climbing · excellence · advancement · career · power · wealth · status · influence
Purpose or goal
- targetObject of pursuit
- aimPurpose or direction
- purposeReason something exists
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
accomplishment · attainment · benchmark · outcome · dream · vision · fulfillment · realization
Forward movement or promotion
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- growthIncrease in size
- improvementPositive change in quality
- evolutionSpecies changing over generations
momentum · breakthrough · transformation · betterment · forward motion · gaining ground · headway · strides
Ongoing contest between opponents
- contestOrganized competitive event
- raceCompetition of speed
- challengeTest of ability
- victoryDefeating an opponent
defeat · winning · losing · outperforming · surpassing · contending · vying · one-upmanship
exertion
Vigorous physical effort
sweat · push · struggle · endeavor · pursuit · diligence · application · energy · vigor · intensity
resolve
Firmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- willpowerMental strength resisting impulse
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
perseverance · steadfastness · fortitude · commitment · dedication · zeal · fervor · indomitability · backbone · courage
endurance
Sustained effort capacity
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- patienceCalm during delays
constancy · stamina · dedication · commitment · resolve · steadfastness · fortitude · stick-to-itiveness · doggedness · unyielding
drive
Operate a vehicle
- aspirationStrong desire for achievement
- successFavorable outcome attained
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
motivation · climbing · excellence · advancement · career · power · wealth · status · influence · leadership
objective
Purpose or goal
milestone · accomplishment · attainment · benchmark · outcome · dream · vision · fulfillment · realization · quest
advancement
Forward movement or promotion
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- growthIncrease in size
- improvementPositive change in quality
evolution · momentum · breakthrough · transformation · betterment · forward motion · gaining ground · headway · strides · climbing
rivalry
Ongoing contest between opponents
victory · defeat · winning · losing · outperforming · surpassing · contending · vying · one-upmanship · outdoing
- perfectionismhigh standards, self-criticism, overachieving, fear of failure, idealism
- ambitionaspire, ambition, aspiration, goal, aspirations
- competitivenessrivalry, vying, contending, outdoing, outperforming
- desireswant, wish, desire, wanting, yearning
- endeavorsendeavor, effort, venture, undertaking, enterprise
- exertioneffort, straining, strain, heaving, labor
strivingcontentment
Peaceful satisfaction with circumstances
peace · acceptance · content · serenity · equanimity
strivinglaziness
Unwillingness to exert oneself
indifference · apathy · unmotivated · lazy · indifferent