endeavors

[en-dev-erz] / ɛnˈdɛv ərz /

NOUN

attempt to achieve something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aim effort enterprise struggle undertaking venture

STRONG

essay exertion fling go header labor lick push shot stab striving toil travail trial try try-on whack whirl work

WEAK

all best shot crash project dry run full blast full court press full steam old college try one's all one's level best

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idleness inactivity passivity

STRONG

entertainment fun pastime peace

WEAK

laziness

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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Alberts, an award-winning chemist, worries that the administration will not properly fund scientific endeavors, leading to economic setbacks with fewer advancements made.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

In other sports endeavors, Turner successfully skippered the US yacht Courageous to win the 1977 America's Cup.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

In a quiet riposte to this, the king in his speech to Congress will riff on past military endeavors the two countries have undertaken and the sacrifice both nations have made.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

"We wish him well in his future endeavors."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

There was no money whatsoever in the city’s budget for such costly endeavors, plus no desire to undertake them.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy