Attempt
Attempt noun - An effort to do or accomplish something.
Usage example: it took several attempts before we made good ice cream with an old-fashioned hand-cranked ice cream freezer
Crack is a synonym for attempt in try topic. In some cases you can use "Crack" instead a noun "Attempt". informal substitute
Nearby Words: attempted, attempting
Crack
Crack noun - An effort to do or accomplish something.
Usage example: this is my first crack at painting
How words are described
| good | good attempt | good crack |
| best | best attempt | best crack |
| similar | similar attempt | similar crack |
| complete | complete attempt | complete crack |
| Other adjectives: single, obvious, actual, big, serious, little, sincere, major, final, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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And finally, Ridley from Metroid manages to top even his primary appearances in violence, by grabbing Samus and then grinding her against a wall in an attempt to crack her Power Suit.
Source: Darker And Edgier / Video Games - As the page notes, he does at one point attempt to crack a man over the head with a chair in which someone is still sitting.
Source: Boisterous Bruiser / Video Games -
Berserk Button: Boris makes an attempt to crack Natalya's access codes, but quickly blows up from the pressure he's under.Boris: GIVE ME THE CODES NATALYA!!!
Source: Film / GoldenEye
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Crack and Attempt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/crack
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