bid

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of BID

an effort to do or accomplish something <a dramatic film that is widely regarded as the comedian's last-ditch bid to be taken seriously as an actor>

Synonyms assay [archaic], bash [chiefly British], bid, crack, endeavor, essay, fling, go, offer, pass, shot, stab, trial, try, whack, whirl

Related Words striving, struggle, throes, undertaking; trial and error

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