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endeavor vs try

try vs endeavor

endeavor and try both are nouns.

endeavor and try both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
endeavor Yes No Yes No
try Yes No Yes No
As nouns, endeavor and try are synonyms defined as:
  • endeavor and try: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
Other synonyms of endeavor include attempt, effort, endeavour.
As verbs, try is a hypernym of endeavor; that is, try is a word with a broader meaning than endeavor:
  • endeavor: attempt by employing effort
  • try: make an effort or attempt
Other hypernyms of endeavor include assay, attempt, essay, seek.
endeavor (noun) try (noun)
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
endeavor (verb) try (verb)
attempt by employing effort put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
take a sample of
test the limits of
give pain or trouble to
make an effort or attempt
put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
Difference between endeavor and try

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