Attempt and Decree

Attempt

Attempt verb - To make an effort to do.

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

Nearby Words: attempted, attempting

Decree

Decree verb - To request the doing of by virtue of one's authority.

Attempt and decree are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attempt" instead a verb "Decree".

Nearby Words: decreed, decreeing

How words are described

fake fake attempt fake decree
new new attempt new decree
final final attempt final decree
subsequent subsequent attempt subsequent decree

Both words in one sentence

  • Daniel, who was the unspoken (at least to the king) target of the decree, heard about it, but continued to pray without making an attempt to hide it.
  • Literature / Vorkosigan Saga aka: Komarr No guards.... The legendary 2,000 chefs of Lord Vorloupulous were an attempt to pull this off against Emperor Dorca Vorbarra's decree that each Vor house could only have 20 sworn armsmen.
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Decree and Attempt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/decree
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