Endeavor
Concerted serious attempt
Endeavor is a serious, sustained effort toward a goal.
The word carries more weight than simply trying—it suggests earnest commitment: She endeavored to learn the language before moving abroad.
As a noun, an endeavor is an undertaking or enterprise: scientific endeavors, a worthy endeavor.
The word has a slightly formal or elevated tone.
British spelling: endeavour.
Task one commits to
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- attemptEffort to accomplish
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- striveMake sustained effort
exertion · venture · initiative · struggle · determination · perseverance · dedication · commitment
Risky new undertaking
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- undertakingTask one commits to
- schemeCalculated strategy, often secretive
plan · mission · operation · task · assignment · work · business · affair
Sleeping mind's narrative
- ambitionDesire for achievement
- goalDesired end result
- aimPurpose or direction
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
vision · calling · vocation · purpose · ideal · objective · intention · desire
Journey by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- journeyTravel from place to place
- questSeeking journey for something
adventure · pioneering · frontier · NASA · spacecraft · shuttle · mission · scientific
undertaking
Task one commits to
- pursuitAct of chasing something
- attemptEffort to accomplish
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
strive · exertion · venture · initiative · struggle · determination · perseverance · dedication · commitment · tenacity
venture
Risky new undertaking
- enterpriseCommercial undertaking or initiative
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- undertakingTask one commits to
scheme · plan · mission · operation · task · assignment · work · business · affair · activity
dream
Sleeping mind's narrative
hope · vision · calling · vocation · purpose · ideal · objective · intention · desire · wish
voyage
Journey by sea
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- journeyTravel from place to place
quest · adventure · pioneering · frontier · NASA · spacecraft · shuttle · mission · scientific · research
- AirlinesAmerican Airlines, Delta, British Airways, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines
- MitsubishiMirage, Triton, Colt, Challenger, GTO
Endeavorinaction
Deliberate nonmovement
idleness · inactivity · passivity · laziness · rest
Endeavoravoidance
Deliberate keeping away
neglect · disengagement · apathy · inaction · hesitation
Endeavorsurrender
Cease resistance, yield
abandonment · giving up · quitting · capitulation · relinquishment
- future endeavorPlanned activity ahead
endeavors, endeavored, endeavoring, endeavour, endeavours, endeavoured, endeavouring