endeavour vs racket

racket vs endeavour

endeavour and racket both are nouns.

endeavour and racket both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
endeavour	Yes	No	Yes	No
racket	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

endeavour: a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
racket: an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit

Other hyponyms of endeavour include fraudulent scheme, illegitimate enterprise, forlorn hope, business activity, commercial activity.

endeavour (noun)	racket (noun)
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something	an illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)	a sports implement (usually consisting of a handle and an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings) used to strike a ball (or shuttlecock) in various games
	the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience
	a loud and disturbing noise

endeavour (verb)	racket (verb)
attempt by employing effort	hit (a ball) with a racket
	make loud and annoying noises
	celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities

Difference between endeavour and racket

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