strive+against
121contest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. See contention. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A competition] Syn. trial, match, game; see competition 1 , 2 . 2. [A conflict] Syn. engagement, controversy, struggle; see battle 1 , 2 , dispute , fight 1 …
122rival — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. competitor, contender, antagonist, emulator. v. t. vie or cope with; emulate; exceed, excel. See opposition, contention, repute. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. competing, competitive, striving, combatant …
123repel — v. a. 1. Repulse, drive, beat, or force back. 2. Resist, oppose, check, withstand, confront, parry, rebuff, strive against, make a stand against. 3. Reject, refuse, decline …
124resist — v. a. 1. Oppose, withstand, impugn, confront, assail, attack, strive against, counteract, rebuff, stand against. 2. Withstand, hinder, check, thwart, baffle, disappoint …
125compete — verb 1) they competed in a tennis tournament Syn: take part, participate, play, be a competitor, be involved; enter 2) they had to compete with other firms Syn: contend with, vie with, battle (with), wrangle with …
126dispute — dis•pute [[t]dɪˈspyut[/t]] v. put•ed, put•ing, n. 1) to engage in argument or debate 2) to argue vehemently; quarrel 3) to argue or debate about 4) to argue against; call in question 5) to quarrel or fight about; contest 6) to strive against;… …
127dispute — [c]/dəsˈpjut / (say duhs pyooht) verb (disputed, disputing) –verb (i) 1. to engage in argument or discussion. 2. to argue vehemently; wrangle or quarrel. –verb (t) 3. to argue or debate about; discuss. 4. to argue against; call in question. 5. to …
128Discomfort — Dis*com fort, n. [OF. desconfort, F. d[ e]confort. See {Discomfort}, v. t.] 1. Discouragement. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Want of comfort; uneasiness, mental or physical; disturbance of peace; inquietude; pain; distress; sorrow. An age of… …
