Attempt and Undertake

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Attempt

Attempt verb - To make an effort to do.

Usage example: don't even attempt walking on your broken foot

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Undertake is a synonym for attempt in try topic. In some cases you can use "Undertake" instead a verb "Attempt", when it comes to topics like have a go at. popular alternative

Nearby Words: attempted, attempting

Undertake

Undertake verb - Enter upon an activity or enterprise.

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Attempt is a synonym for undertake. You can use "Attempt" instead the word "Undertake" as a verb or a noun. popular alternative

Nearby Words: undertaking, undertaken, undertaker

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attack	attempt attack	undertake attack
number	attempt number	undertake number
ritual	attempt ritual	undertake ritual
act	attempt act	undertake act
Other words: challenge, game, sacrifice, version, rescue, mission, quest.

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And thus, in an attempt to save themselves from a desertion charge, the group decides to undertake the Suicide Mission of going behind enemy lines in the unforgiving Italian winter to clear the road and allow the Allied forces clear passage.

Source: Film / Road 47

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Undertake and Attempt. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/undertake

Attempt & Undertake. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/undertake>.

Undertake or Attempt. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/attempt/undertake.

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