Achieve and Strive for

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Achieve verb - To obtain (as a goal) through effort.

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Strive for is an antonym for achieve.

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Achieve is an antonym for strive for.

Humans, however, are, with their short lives and shortcomings, just flawed enough to strive for improvement and just wise enough to achieve enlightenment during their lives.

Source: Humans Are Flawed
And they strive for greater and they achieve it.

Source: Patrick Stewart Speech

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