attempt vs seeking

attempt and seeking both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
attempt	Yes	No	Yes	No
seeking	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, seeking is a hyponym of attempt; that is, seeking is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than attempt:

attempt: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
seeking: an attempt to acquire or gain something

attempt (noun)	seeking (noun)
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something	the act of searching for something
the act of attacking	an attempt to acquire or gain something

attempt (verb)	seeking (verb)
enter upon an activity or enterprise
make an effort or attempt