Attempt
Attempt noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.
Usage example: several attempts on the life of the country's chief drug enforcement official
Charge and attempt are semantically related in assault topic. In some cases you can use "Charge" instead a noun "Attempt".
Nearby Words: attempted, attempting
How words are described
| good | good attempt | good charge |
| long | long attempt | long charge |
| similar | similar attempt | similar charge |
| direct | direct attempt | direct charge |
| Other adjectives: original, initial, single, actual, successful, big, serious, weak, little, futile, new, major, possible, final, desperate, last, last-ditch. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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They attempt to force their way into the homes of single men and mother them in the traditional grandmotherly way, and will usually end up accidentally causing their charge's death.
Source: Granny Classic -
Action Bomb: Some of the baddies attempt to charge at you with explosive vests on.
Source: Video Game / inFAMOUS -
While a wolf is willing to (grudgingly) submit to a human, he will attempt to take charge and force his 'master' to submit, at the first given opportunity.
Source: Pet Baby Wild Animal
Cite this Source
Charge and Attempt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/charge
Attempt & Charge. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/charge>.
Charge or Attempt. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/charge.
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