Synonyms for trying
ˈtraɪ ɪŋtry·ing

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1. trying

   Arduous (Latin arduus, steep) signifies primarily so steep and lofty as to be difficult of ascent, and hence applies to that which involves great and sustained exertion and ordinarily for a lofty aim; great learning can only be won by arduous toil. Hard applies to anything that resists our endeavors as a scarcely penetrable mass resists our physical force. Anything is hard that involves tax and strain whether of the physical or mental powers. Difficult is not used of that which merely taxes physical force; a dead lift is called hard rather than difficult; breaking stone on the road would be called hard rather than difficult work; that is difficult which involves skill, sagacity, or address, with or without a considerable expenditure of physical force; a geometrical problem may be difficult to solve, a tangled skein to unravel; a mountain difficult to ascend. Hard may be active or passive; a thing may be hard to do or hard to bear. Arduous is always active. That which is laborious or toilsome simply requires the steady application of labor or toil till accomplished; toilsome is the stronger word. That which is onerous (Latin onus, a burden) is mentally burdensome or oppressive. Responsibility may be onerous even when it involves no special exertion.

   Synonyms:
   arduous, difficult, exhausting, hard, laborious, onerous, severe, toilsome

   Antonyms:
   easy, facile, light, pleasant, slight, trifling, trivial

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1. tryingadjective

   hard to endure

   "fell upon trying times"

   Synonyms:
   stressful, nerve-racking, nerve-wracking

   Antonyms:
   agreeable, easy

2. nerve-racking, nerve-wracking, stressful, tryingadjective

   extremely irritating to the nerves

   "nerve-racking noise"; "the stressful days before a war"; "a trying day at the office"

   Synonyms:
   nerve-racking, stressful, nerve-wracking

   Antonyms:
   easy, agreeable

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1. tryingadjective

   Synonyms:
   severe, painful, afflictive, afflicting, grievous, calamitous, hard, distressing, sad, dire, deplorable, hard to bear

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1. tryingadjective

   Synonyms:
   severe, distressing, hard, irksome, afflictive, ordeal

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1. List of paraphrases for "trying":

   attempting, seeking, tempting, endeavouring, striving

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1. Nathan Wenzler:

   Trying to hack a system that's connected to the Internet doesn't really require physical proximity, so, like most nation-state intelligence agencies, it's easier and more effective to just run those sorts of attacks from within your own borders.

2. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder:

   This is about solving problems, improving the water situation in Flint, and actually trying to improve all of Flint for the longer term.

3. Dave Reichert:

   We were pretty surprised that Ted Bundy would write to the task force, he made it very clear what his purpose was in his letter. What he wanted to do, according to his description, was to get us into the mind of a serial killer. But we knew, just by the way the letter was written and the words he used, that he was just injecting himself into the situation, trying to find out as much as he could about the case.

4. Josh Shapiro:

   They're inextricably linked, if you're trying to take away their vote or make their vote not count, then you're basically saying they don't get to be part of the conversation.

5. Annette Zimmermann:

   They're really trying to build up the brand in Europe.