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

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

One month later, Turning Point’s flagship conference descended into recriminations over the very controversies and conspiracies that its founder had endeavored so assiduously to suppress. — Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026

However, the doormat goes to the Hustlers, who like Orlando endeavored to dismantle a successful 2024 playoff team and turn it into the worst team in 2025, a weird look for a team owned by one of the lead investors in the league. — Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025