attempting

VERB

try, make effort

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pursue seek solicit tackle undertake

STRONG

aim attack endeavor essay experiment push strive venture

WEAK

do level best exert oneself give a fling give a whirl give best shot give it a go give it a try give old college try go the limit have a crack have a go at make a run at shoot the works take a stab at take best shot take on try one's hand at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forget neglect

STRONG

be idle

WEAK

be lazy

Example Sentences

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Although, Jenner has removed her concrete mansion from the market, the TV personality is still attempting to sell her longtime Hidden Hills property, which she listed in March for $20.25 million.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

While the regional jet was broadcasting its location while attempting to land at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, it wasn’t equipped with ADS-B In.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

The mission attempting unprecedented maneuvers has a projected cost of $30 million to save the device, which originally cost $250 million.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

It also helped Korkejian understand that she wasn’t attempting to interrogate or re-create memories — her recollections were too fragmentary for that — but to capture and preserve the feeling within them.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

For her, the years from 1938 to 1941 were a time of “exciting, round-the-clock adventures, as we counter-spied into the minds and activities of the agents attempting to spy into those of the United States.”

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield