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noun
attempt
Synonyms: all one’s got, best shot, bid, crack, dab, effort, endeavor, essay, fling, go, jab, pop, shot, slap, stab, striving, struggle, trial, undertaking, whack, whirl
Antonyms: abstention
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verb
attempt
Synonyms: aim, aspire, attack, bear down, chip away at, compete, contend, contest, do one’s best, drive for, endeavor, essay, exert oneself, go after, go all out, go for, have a crack, have a go, have a shot, have a stab, have a whack, knock oneself out, labor, lift a finger, make a bid, make an attempt, make an effort, make a pass at, propose, put oneself out, risk, seek, shoot for, speculate, strive, struggle, tackle, undertake, venture, vie for, work, wrangle
Antonyms: abstain
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verb
experiment, test
Synonyms: appraise, assay, check, check out, evaluate, examine, inspect, investigate, judge, prove, put to the proof, put to the test, sample, scrutinize, taste, try out, weigh
Antonyms: abstain
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verb
bother, afflict
Synonyms: agonize, annoy, crucify, distress, excruciate, harass, inconvenience, irk, irritate, martyr, pain, plague, rack, strain, stress, tax, tire, torment, torture, trouble, upset, vex, weary, wring
Antonyms: delight, please
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verb
bring before a judge
Synonyms: adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, decide, examine, give a hearing, hear, judge, referee, sit in judgment