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endeavored

VERB

attempt to achieve something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aspire bid for strive take pains undertake

STRONG

address aim apply assay buck determine dig essay grind hassle hump hustle intend labor offer plug purpose push risk scratch seek strain struggle sweat try venture

WEAK

do one's best drive at go for go for broke hammer away have a crack have a shot at have a swing at make a run at make an effort peg away pour it on take on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forget

STRONG

conceal hide idle ignore laze neglect overlook pass rest withhold

WEAK

be idle procrastinate put off

Example Sentences

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endeavored

Even as they shared a stage to more efficiently pitch advertisers, the networks endeavored to stand apart.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026

Lam endeavored to merge his life and work, to create a personal vocabulary with universal reach.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

Thus, this week, the team endeavored to make changes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025

The best of them map new roads through this universe that call upon mature, thoughtful perspectives differing extensively from what Lucas endeavored to do two and half decades ago.

From Salon ● May 25, 2024

I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person in a discussion had to say before venturing my own opinion.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela