Attempt and Hit

Attempt

Attempt noun - An effort to do or accomplish something.

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

Nearby Words: attempted, attempting

Hit noun - A person or thing that is successful.

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Attempt and hit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attempt" instead a noun "Hit".

Nearby Word: hitting

good	good attempt	good hit
direct	direct attempt	direct hit
original	original attempt	original hit
initial	initial attempt	initial hit
Other adjectives: single, actual, real, successful, big, serious, bad, new, early, major, final, next, last, latest, failed, recent, previous, botched.

attack	attempt attack	hit attack
people	attempt people	hit people
run	attempt run	hit run
number	attempt number	hit number
Other words: scene, time, level, version, opponent, times.

It is later revealed that the force drain was in fact simply his attempt at holding down Abeloth alone, Luke was only caught in it because he was in close proximity to Abeloth when it hit.

Source: Literature / Fate of the Jedi
Barkley's lowest professional moment was unquestionably his attempt to spit on a heckler that hit a little girl instead.

Source: Never Live It Down / Sports
If you attempt to hit something that's far away from you with a shotgun, you won't do much damage to it versus a point blank hit.

Source: Video Game / Metro: Last Light

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

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

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

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