Attempt
Attempt noun - An effort to do or accomplish something.
Proposition and attempt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Proposition" instead a noun "Attempt".
Nearby Words: attempted, attempting
Proposition
Proposition noun - An idea that is the starting point for making a case or conducting an investigation.
Attempt and proposition are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attempt" instead a noun "Proposition".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- tender and attempt
- tender and proposition
- purpose and attempt
- purpose and proposition
- enterprise and attempt
- enterprise and proposition
- undertaking and attempt
- undertaking and proposition
- solicit and attempt
- solicit and proposition
- bid and attempt
- bid and proposition
- pass and attempt
- pass and proposition
How words are described
| good | good attempt | good proposition |
| similar | similar attempt | similar proposition |
| original | original attempt | original proposition |
| blatant | blatant attempt | blatant proposition |
| Other adjectives: serious, foolish. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Xion initially resists such a proposition despite the pain she feels, until Xemnas interferes in an attempt to force her to absorb Roxas.
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When he comes to, one of the first things he does is attempt to proposition the PC.
Source: Love at First Punch -
The decision was made to attempt a night retreat across the East River, a nearly impossible proposition when surrounded on land on all sides and the British Navy closing in on the mouth of the river.
Cite this Source
Proposition and Attempt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/proposition
Attempt & Proposition. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/proposition>.
Proposition or Attempt. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/proposition.
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