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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At age 78—just two years before the Gimbels show—Moses had swapped her life of farm work and domestic chores for the brush and easel, turning to painting after arthritis ended her endeavors in embroidery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Connecting Tehran to the city of Karaj, the $400-million bridge was Iran’s largest, and was often regarded as one of the most prominent, expensive and complex engineering endeavors in the Middle East.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Investors fear so-called hyperscalers will have to issue debt to support these endeavors in the face of insufficient free cash flow.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

Even though he concentrated on other endeavors, Jackson was not totally done with Hollywood.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

He and Mr. 03-01 and several other of our academicians spake about possible endeavors.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson