Synonyms of attempts

attempts 1 of 2

noun

plural of attempt

1

as in tries

an effort to do or accomplish something

it took several attempts before we made good ice cream with an old-fashioned hand-cranked ice cream freezer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tries
• goes
• stabs
• endeavors
• shots
• bids
• offers
• trials
• passes
• essays
• flings
• cracks
• assays
• whacks
• struggles
• bashes
• whirls
• strivings
• undertakings
• throes
• trial and errors

2

as in attacks

the act or action of setting upon with force or violence

several attempts on the life of the country's chief drug enforcement official

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacks
• assaults
• raids
• offensives
• offenses
• strikes
• onslaughts
• aggressions
• rushes
• bombardments
• incursions
• blitzes
• invasions
• charges
• onsets
• counterattacks
• blitzkriegs
• barrages
• coups de main
• ambushes
• forays
• bombings
• descents
• breakthroughs
• sorties
• sieges
• ambuscades
• sallies
• counteroffensives
• counterstrikes
• air raids
• ravages
• sacks
• envelopments
• volleys
• counteraggressions
• salvos
• counterassaults
• storms
• pillages
• cannonades
• fusillades
• hails
• whammies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• defenses
• shields
• guards
• oppositions
• resistances
• securities
• defensives
• protections
• shelters

attempts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of attempt

as in strives

to make an effort to do

after attempting—and failing—to start the lawn mower on my own, I finally succeeded with a neighbor's help

don't even attempt walking on your broken foot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tries
• strives
• seeks
• endeavors
• essays
• hopes
• assays
• shoots at
• struggles
• has a go at
• aims
• troubles
• tries one's hand (at)
• works
• undertakes
• toils
• fights
• aspires
• takes up
• assumes
• strains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• drops
• gives up
• quits

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of attempts

Noun

Craig completed six of his seven pass attempts, including throwing back-to-back touchdowns to Dozie Ezukanma on a slant and a jump ball score to tight end Ka’Morreun Pimpton on a fade route in the end zone. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026

Authorities that same month arrested 60 people for spreading false information online to encourage a mass crossing, and blocked more than 11,300 individual attempts in a single month. — Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Moody, a former third-round pick of San Francisco, made all six of his attempts from distances that gradually worked their way back to perhaps 50 yards. — Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 31 July 2026

These were the result of years of attempts by traditional healers, who likely recognized the disease but had no treatment to offer. — Borna Nyaoke-Anoke, STAT, 30 July 2026

After attempts to secure locations in Overland Park and at the old Bannister Mall site fell through, Sporting Park opened in 2011 in the far-west Legends area of Kansas City, Kansas. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026

The side has also failed to reach the semifinal stage of the European Championship in its last two attempts. — Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

The concept has been around for a while, and multiple attempts have been made to achieve this reality, but success has remained elusive until now. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

Its targeting by Ukraine appears to be part of Kyiv’s attempts to ensure ordinary Russians feel the impact of the war which has raged on Ukrainian territory for more than four years. — Reuters, NBC news, 24 July 2026

Verb

There, zealous volunteer Becky (McKaley Miller) attempts to recruit the two non-believers as summer church camp counselors — an idea that, in the cold light of day, suddenly strikes Grayson as a good one. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 July 2026

Opera Carolina has another new leader heading into its 77th season, as one of the oldest arts groups in Charlotte attempts to stabilize itself following two years of executive turnover and internal controversy. — Catherine Muccigrosso july 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026

So singular that it all but defies any kind of tea-leaf-reading or, heaven forbid, attempts at replication. — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

The Bills could experience some growing pains as Joe Brady attempts to make the big jump from offensive coordinator to head coach, and new defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard tries to install a brand-new defense. — Mike Jones, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Unfortunately, attempts to create strong community and connections are often rolled out through free office snacks and forced RTO mandates. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

The son, Telemachus, leaves in search of his father while at the same time Odysseus attempts to return. — Literary Hub, 21 July 2026

The little one and another child are now in the care of family services as the agency attempts to locate relatives or family friends. — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026

Lydia Kiesling’s Mobility attempts something at once more traditional and more ambitious, exploring how a young woman tries to disentangle herself from the oil industry’s poisonous tendrils. — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026