seeking vs attempt

seeking and attempt both are nouns.

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

As nouns, attempt is a hypernym of seeking; that is, attempt is a word with a broader meaning than seeking:

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

Other hypernyms of seeking include effort, endeavor, endeavour, try.

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

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