Strive and Skip

Opposite meaning words

Strive verb - To devote serious and sustained effort.

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Skip is an antonym for strive in try for topic.

Nearby Words: striving, striven

Skip verb - To move with a light springing step.

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Strive is an antonym for skip.

Nearby Words: skipped, skipping

strive step

skip step

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Skip and Strive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/strive/skip

Strive & Skip. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/strive/skip>.

Skip or Strive. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/strive/skip.

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