endeavored
Made earnest attempt
Endeavored is the past tense of endeavor, meaning to try earnestly or make a serious effort toward some goal.
The word carries more weight than simply "tried"—it suggests sustained, purposeful effort: She endeavored to learn the language before her trip.
Often appears in formal contexts: The committee endeavored to reach a compromise.
Earnest sustained endeavor
- aspiringSeeking to achieve
- attemptingMaking an effort toward
- pursuingSeeking to attain
- undertakingTask one commits to
venturing · seeking · aiming · pushing · laboring · toiling · struggling · exerting
Maintaining effort despite difficulty
- persistingContinuing through difficulty
- continuingGoing on without stopping
- enduringPersisting through time
- sustainingMaintaining over time
maintaining · pressing on · carrying on · plugging away · dogged · tenacious · steadfast · unwavering
Committed to sustained effort
- industriousDevoted to steady effort
- assiduousShowing careful persistent effort
- conscientiousScrupulously careful and thorough
- thoroughComplete in every detail
painstaking · meticulous · careful · methodical · earnest · dedicated · studious · sedulous
striving
Earnest sustained endeavor
- aspiringSeeking to achieve
- attemptingMaking an effort toward
- pursuingSeeking to attain
undertaking · venturing · seeking · aiming · pushing · laboring · toiling · struggling · exerting · applying oneself
persevering
Maintaining effort despite difficulty
- persistingContinuing through difficulty
- continuingGoing on without stopping
- enduringPersisting through time
sustaining · maintaining · pressing on · carrying on · plugging away · dogged · tenacious · steadfast · unwavering · resolute
hardworking
Committed to sustained effort
- industriousDevoted to steady effort
- assiduousShowing careful persistent effort
- conscientiousScrupulously careful and thorough
thorough · painstaking · meticulous · careful · methodical · earnest · dedicated · studious · sedulous · scrupulous
endeavoredgave up
Abandoned an attempt
quit · abandoned · surrendered · threw in the towel · forsook
- future endeavorPlanned activity ahead