striving — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
thriving — to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
Three-syllable rhymes
conniving — If you describe someone as conniving, you mean you dislike them because they make secret plans in order to get things for themselves or harm other people.
deriving — to receive or obtain from a source or origin (usually followed by from).
surviving — to remain alive after the death of someone, the cessation of something, or the occurrence of some event; continue to live: Few survived after the holocaust.
