Attempt and Compete

Attempt

Attempt verb - To make an effort to do.

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Compete and attempt are semantically related In some cases you can use "Compete" instead a verb "Attempt".

Nearby Words: attempted, attempting

Compete verb - To engage in a contest.

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Attempt and compete are semantically related in go up against in contest topic. Sometimes you can use "Attempt" instead a verb "Compete".

control	attempt control	compete control
time	attempt time	compete time
game	attempt game	compete game
goal	attempt goal	compete goal
Other words: nothing, promotion, times, events.

With that, Aikatsu was ended after 4 seasons and has been replaced with Aikatsu Stars as an attempt to compete, something that will take time to tell whether it will dethrone Pri Para.

Source: Dueling Works / Anime and Manga
In an attempt to compete with Burger King's onion rings, McDonald's introduced Onion Nuggets in the 1970s.

Source: Useful Notes / McDonald's
It's actually just Alistair's attempt at making a portable music player that could compete with Samponix.

Source: Video Game / WASTED

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Compete and Attempt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/compete

Attempt & Compete. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/compete>.

Compete or Attempt. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/compete.

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