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plural of attempt
Synonyms & Antonyms of attempts
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
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
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2
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 for attempts
- aggressions,
- assaults,
- attacks,
- blitzes,
- blitzkriegs,
- charges,
- coups de main,
- descents,
- offenses
- (or offences),
- offensives,
- onsets,
- onslaughts,
- raids,
- rushes,
- strikes
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- counteraggressions
- (or counter-aggressions),
- counterassaults
- (also counter-assaults),
- counterattacks
- (or counter-attacks),
- counteroffensives,
- counterstrikes
- (or counter-strikes)
- barrages,
- cannonades,
- fusillades,
- hails,
- salvos
- (or salvoes),
- volleys
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attempts
verb
present tense third-person singular of attempt
Synonyms & Antonyms of attempts (Entry 2 of 2)
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
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