Attempt and Step

Attempt

Attempt noun - An effort to do or accomplish something.

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

Nearby Words: attempted, attempting

Step noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.

Usage example: took steps to ensure that there would be no more incidences of food poisoning

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Attempt and step are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attempt" instead a noun "Step".

Nearby Words: stepped, stepping, stepper

good	good attempt	good step
best	best attempt	best step
single	single attempt	single step
obvious	obvious attempt	obvious step
Other adjectives: real, big, little, new, early, major, possible, final, further, next, last, previous.

Instead, it will be a Cyberpunk nightmare where every action is monitored, any step out of line is equated with an attempt to escape and punished accordingly, and there is one, if not several, Mad Scientist(s) who regard the prisoners as nothing more than guinea pigs for their immoral experiments.

Source: Hellhole Prison
Trials Evolution takes it a step further by allowing you to perform a bailout move which throws your driver off the bike in a last ditch attempt to cross the finish line or a checkpoint.

Source: Ragdoll Physics
Pollyanna was even used as a nickname by Jeff, when Annie's attempt to help Pierce with his ex-step-daughter backfires.

Source: The Pollyanna / Live-Action TV

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