endeavoured
Worked toward goal
Endeavoured is the British spelling of the past tense of endeavor, meaning to try earnestly or make a serious effort toward something: She endeavoured to finish the project before the deadline.
The word carries a formal, literary tone and implies sustained or difficult effort rather than casual attempt.
Made an attempt
- strivedExerted oneself determinedly
- venturedUndertook despite uncertainty
- undertakenBegun or accepted responsibility
- embarkedBegan a journey
tackled · pursued · sought · aimed · aspired · essayed · assayed · initiated
Exerted oneself strenuously
- laboredRequiring great exertion
- exertedApplied with effort
- struggledExerted with difficulty
- stroveTried with great effort
worked · applied oneself · persevered · slogged · strained · pushed · grappled · wrestled
Stubbornly determined to continue
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
dogged · persevering · relentless · indefatigable · unyielding · unflagging · staunch · unrelenting
tried
Made an attempt
- strivedExerted oneself determinedly
- venturedUndertook despite uncertainty
- undertakenBegun or accepted responsibility
embarked · tackled · pursued · sought · aimed · aspired · essayed · assayed · initiated · engaged
toiled
Exerted oneself strenuously
strove · worked · applied oneself · persevered · slogged · strained · pushed · grappled · wrestled · plugged away
tenacious
Stubbornly determined to continue
- determinedFirmly committed to purpose
- resoluteFixed in purpose
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
unwavering · dogged · persevering · relentless · indefatigable · unyielding · unflagging · staunch · unrelenting · diligent
endeavouredabstained
Voluntarily held back
refrained · idled · neglected · ignored · surrendered
endeavouredgave up
Abandoned an attempt
quit · abandoned · surrendered · threw in the towel · capitulated