STRIVINGS Synonyms

• an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions

• the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable)

• the action of directing something at an object

• the direction or path along which something moves or along which it lies

• point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards

• propose or intend

• move into a desired direction of discourse

• specifically design a product, event, or activity for a certain public

• intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

• direct (a remark) toward an intended goal

• have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

• a will to succeed

• a cherished desire

• a manner of articulation involving an audible release of breath

• the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing

• earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

• the act of attacking

• make an effort or attempt

• enter upon an activity or enterprise

• earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

• use of physical or mental energy; hard work

• a notable achievement

• a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)

• earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

• attempt by employing effort

• the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

• the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

• game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points

• a successful attempt at scoring

• the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture

• a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria

• an auxiliary activity

• a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)

• an energetic attempt to achieve something

• an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

• strenuous effort

• make a strenuous or labored effort

• to exert strenuous effort against opposition

• climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling

• be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

• any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted

• the trade of a funeral director

• an effortful attempt to attain a goal

• an effortful attempt to attain a goal

• (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces

• difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

• a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

• (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress

• a special variety of domesticated animals within a species

• (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups

• injury to a muscle (often caused by overuse); results in swelling and pain

• the general meaning or substance of an utterance

• an effortful attempt to attain a goal

• an intense or violent exertion

• the act of singing

• to exert much effort or energy

• test the limits of

• use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity

• separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

• cause to be tense and uneasy or nervous or anxious

• become stretched or tense or taut

• remove by passing through a filter

• rub through a strainer or process in an electric blender

• alter the shape of (something) by stress