Attempted
Attempted adjective - Tried unsuccessfully.
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Synonyms for Attempted
Strained and attempted are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strained" instead a verb "Attempted".
Nearby Words: attempt, attempting
Both words in one sentence
- The attempted putsch further strained Turkey's relations with the West, with Erdogan's threats to restore the death penalty jeopardizing the country's chances to join the EU.
Source: Useful Notes / The New Tens - Their relationship was always portrayed as strained; she twice attempted to trick Kermit into marrying her, and once after she intentionally spread a number of false rumors about their relationship Kermit actually had her fired.
Source: No Accounting for Taste -
Tsukihime is told in the first person perspective of the protagonist, and due various drugs, enemies within, an attempted Demonic Possession and a Psychic Link with the Big Bad, who is an Ax-Crazy Serial Killer vampire, Shiki's grip on sanity gets pretty strained at times.
Source: Through the Eyes of Madness
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