Attempt
Attempt noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.
Usage example: several attempts on the life of the country's chief drug enforcement official
Onset and attempt are semantically related in attack topic. In some cases you can use "Onset" instead a noun "Attempt".
Nearby Words: attempted, attempting
Onset
Onset noun - The act or action of setting upon with force or violence.
Usage example: the walls withstood the onset of the first battalion
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- The sequel, Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed, sets up the claim that Brigitte changed her mind about becoming a werewolf, takes monkshood solution in an attempt to delay the onset of lycanthropy.
Source: Downer Ending / Film
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Onset and Attempt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/onset
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Onset or Attempt. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/onset.
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