try-hard

Annoyingly eager competitor

A try-hard is someone who puts in excessive effort, especially to impress others or achieve status.

The term is usually derogatory, implying the effort is obvious, desperate, or disproportionate to what's at stake: He's such a try-hard—it's just a pickup game.

Common in gaming and youth culture, where effortless coolness is prized over visible striving.

mockery

poser

Fake or stumper

wannabeAspiring imitator of others
show-offOne who flaunts
pretentiousFalsely grand or important

attention-seeker · inauthentic · cringe · sweaty · desperate · thirsty · overcompensating · tryhard · sweat · noob

striving

striver

One who works diligently

climberOne who scales
hustlerAggressive, unscrupulous earner
grinderCrushing or sharpening device

go-getter · overachiever · brown-noser · bootlicker · kiss-up · networker · careerist · name-dropper · apple-polisher · sycophant

competitive

sweaty

Moist from exertion

grinderCrushing or sharpening device
sweatMoisture from skin pores
rankedAssigned relative position

meta · optimizer · hardcore · no-lifer · leaderboard · esports · clutch · grind · cheese · spam

effort

striving

Earnest sustained endeavor

grindingMolar action sometimes
hustlingHurrying or swindling
overexertionHarmful excess of effort

overdoing · forcing · laboring · slogging · pushing · struggling · sweating · toiling · working · exertion

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striver

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