Attempt and Face

Attempt

Attempt verb - To make an effort to do.

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

Nearby Words: attempted, attempting

Face verb - To stand or sit with the face or front toward.

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Attempt and face are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attempt" instead a verb "Face".

Nearby Words: faced, facing, facer, faceless

human	human attempt	human face
good	good attempt	good face
long	long attempt	long face
similar	similar attempt	similar face
Other adjectives: complete, original, stupid, brave, actual, entire, real, big, serious, little, new.

people	attempt people	face people
kind	attempt kind	face kind
form	attempt form	face form
time	attempt time	face time
Other words: challenge, opponent, times, monsters.

This trope kicks in if you attempt to shoot him anywhere else; attack him anywhere but his face (or hit him in the face with a melee attack) and it won't do anything to him.

Source: Plot Armor
Worse, Vivillon is very fond of using the move Powder, which makes any attempt to use a fire attack on it explode in your face.

Source: Wake-Up Call Boss
In Beetlejuice, Barbra pulls her own face off in an attempt to frighten off the Deetzs.

Source: Tear Off Your Face

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Face and Attempt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/face

Attempt & Face. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/face>.

Face or Attempt. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/face.

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