Synonyms for Give a whirl:

• v.

  •attempt (verb)
  • seek,
  • pursue,
  • attack,
  • aim,
  • strive,
  • essay,
  • solicit,
  • venture,
  • endeavor,
  • take on,
  • experiment,
  • push,
  • undertake.
  •engage (verb)
  • grip,
  • charm,
  • partake,
  • immerse,
  • allure,
  • draw,
  • employ,
  • join,
  • monopolize,
  • participate,
  • absorb,
  • bewitch,
  • imbue,
  • preoccupy,
  • busy,
  • enter into,
  • catch,
  • captivate,
  • soak,
  • practice,
  • interest,
  • enthrall,
  • tie up,
  • enchant,
  • arrest,
  • fascinate,
  • involve,
  • embark on.
  •tackle (verb)
  • engage in,
  • turn to,
  • go for it,
  • square off,
  • take up,
  • deal with,
  • pitch into,
  • turn one's hand to,
  • devote oneself to,
  • take in hand,
  • apply oneself,
  • embark upon,
  • work on,
  • bang away at,
  • begin,
  • launch,
  • come to grips with,
  • take a shot at,
  • try,
  • accept,
  • start the ball rolling.
  •take a crack at (verb)
  • go for,
  • risk.

• Other synonyms:

  •tackle
  • engaged in,
  • squaring off,
  • squared off,
  • worked on,
  • devote to,
  • working on,
  • start ball rolling,
  • devoted to,
  • embarked upon.

Antonyms for Give a whirl:

• v.

  • attempt
    neglect, be lazy, be idle, forget.
  • engage
    free, decline, bore, cancel, yield, disconnect, disinterest, defuse, shun, oust, disgust, let go, ignore, dismiss, refuse, turn off, break off, fire, banish, offend, repel, disenchant, break up, repulse, expel, give up, reject, discharge, release, eject, surrender.
  • tackle
    dodge, complete, conclude, idle, abstain, end, avoid, finish.