endeavouring
Making an effort
Endeavouring is the British spelling of endeavoring—the present participle of endeavour, meaning to try earnestly or make a serious effort toward something: She was endeavouring to finish the manuscript before deadline.
The word carries more formality than simply "trying," suggesting sustained, purposeful effort.
Making an effort toward
- pursuingSeeking to attain
- undertakingTask one commits to
- workingIn active function
- laboringWorking strenuously
persevering · struggling · exerting · venturing · seeking · aiming · aspiring · pushing
Continuing despite difficulty
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- resolveFirmness of purpose
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
commitment · grit · drive · ambition · willpower · steadfastness · diligence · industriousness
attempting
Making an effort toward
- pursuingSeeking to attain
- undertakingTask one commits to
- workingIn active function
laboring · persevering · struggling · exerting · venturing · seeking · aiming · aspiring · pushing · toiling
persistence
Continuing despite difficulty
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- resolveFirmness of purpose
dedication · commitment · grit · drive · ambition · willpower · steadfastness · diligence · industriousness · motivation
endeavouringquitting
Ceasing an activity
giving up · abandoning · ceasing · stopping · desisting
endeavouringdrifting
Moving without purpose
languishing · stagnating · vegetating · disengaging · wandering
endeavouringsurrendering
Ceasing to resist
capitulating · yielding · relenting · conceding · forfeiting
trying, endeavor, striving, endeavors, endeavour, endeavored, endeavoring, endeavours, endeavoured