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

The state has pushed back for years against AT&T’s attempts to cut copper landlines. — Jenny Jarvie follow, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

Shaw, a conservative activist who is president of the Chino Valley Unified School District board, pointed out in an X post that voters had previously rejected four attempts to reshape the superintendent’s office. — Lia Russell july 10, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

Anthropic has reported banning accounts and tightening filters after detecting attempts to use Claude for phishing emails, malicious code and safeguard bypasses. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Footage has been captured from behind the goal and most of the 20 attempts, to be kind, are wayward. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 10 July 2026

If the shot is converted, the free throw is worth three points on three-point attempts or two points on two-point attempts. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026

Mission managers called off two launch attempts Tuesday and Wednesday due to poor weather around the L-1011’s staging base on Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026

While there are have been successful attempts in storing this energy in large water bodies, much of the energy storage relies on chemical batteries. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026

Converting on all four attempts for Egypt were Mahmoud Saber, Rami Rabia, Mohamed Salah and Hossam Abdelmaguid. — Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2026

Verb

Little Notes • Laura sees that Mary is still upset by what happened at the James house and attempts to smooth things over with a cookie and acknowledging how awful the twins are, but Mary isn’t ready to forgive her sister just yet. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 11 July 2026

Third, attempts to rewrite history to put only a good light on our past will never stand the test of time. — Tara Sonenshine, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2026

At least 12 people have been killed in one of southern Spain’s worst-ever wildfires, local officials said Friday, as tragic stories emerge of victims’ attempts to flee the inferno. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 10 July 2026

According to the statement, doctors’ best attempts to stabilize Sanz’s heart were unsuccessful. — Dalila Muata, NBC news, 9 July 2026

The 22–year-old regularly attempts the types of long balls that became a Casemiro favourite and helped start United counter-attacks. — Carl Anka, New York Times, 9 July 2026

Past attempts to redo the Raleigh The Raleigh redevelopment has already undergone years of delays and two ownership changes. — Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

The researchers quoted students’ attempts to parse the passage. — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Instead of shutting power down when one line is facing high risks, advanced software attempts to safely route electricity around the danger zone using neighboring, lower-risk lines. — Jasmine Garland, The Conversation, 7 July 2026