Synonyms of endeavored

endeavored

verb

past tense of endeavor

1

as in struggled

to devote serious and sustained effort

the trapped climber endeavored mightily to get the boulder to budge

Synonyms & Similar Words

• struggled
• labored
• worked
• tried
• strove
• toiled
• tugged
• hustled
• plowed
• dug (away)
• grubbed
• slaved
• sweat
• plodded
• travailed
• fagged
• humped
• pegged (away)
• strained
• plugged
• slogged
• drudged
• essayed
• banged away
• attacked
• exerted
• applied (oneself)
• moiled
• sweat blood
• exercised
• pitched in
• dug in
• hammered (away)
• buckled (down)
• beavered (away)
• drove
• scratched
• waded
• eked out
• scrabbled
• trudged
• knuckled down
• overworked
• ground (out)
• overexerted
• put out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slackened
• broke
• let up
• eased (up)
• shirked
• lounged
• hung (around or out)
• rested
• dallied
• chilled
• loafed
• idled
• lazed
• relaxed
• reposed
• bummed
• basked
• goofed (off)
• played
• lolled
• hacked (around)
• slacked (off)
• hung
• unwound
• dabbled
• trifled
• dillydallied
• doodled
• vegged out
• goldbricked
• footled
• fooled around
• messed around
• hung about
• puttered (around)
• goofed (around)
• pottered (around)
• monkeyed (around)
• fribbled

2

as in tried

to make an effort to do

our club is forever endeavoring to find ways to raise more money for activities

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tried
• attempted
• sought
• strove
• essayed
• assayed
• shot at
• hoped
• struggled
• toiled
• aimed
• undertook
• worked
• had a go at
• fought
• tried one's hand (at)
• aspired
• troubled
• assumed
• strained
• took up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dropped
• quit
• gave up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of endeavored

Founded in 2019, Ant Design has long endeavored to develop more versatile multitools around swappable components. — New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026

Though eventually abandoned due to cost, this system of surveillance endeavored to equate producers with virtue. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Whatever people think of the film, it was endeavored to be made with purely with the process at its heart. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2026

Italy’s defense ministry transferred ownership to the town of Affi in 2018, and in 2022 the University of Florence endeavored on a study to map the bunker’s expansive reach. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Years later, a second producer endeavored to make a movie of Sebold’s memoir. — ProPublica, 14 July 2026

When Disney+ first launched, the House of Mouse endeavored to make its streaming platform the new home of all things Star Wars. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026

Johnson for months endeavored to appoint his ally ex-Ald. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026

Along the way, Pollan endeavored to find answers to some of the most fundamental questions of existence, like why is there a subjective self at all? — Nick Hilden, Rolling Stone, 24 Feb. 2026