His parents wish he had applied himself better while he was in school, but he couldn't give a toss.
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Apply oneself
Synonyms for "apply oneself" (15 found)
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Closest matches (3)
Strong matches (5)
Related words (7)
Noun(4 words)
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More general
2 entriesMore specific
9 entriesconcentrationdevote timedisciplinefocusfocus attentionhard workmotivationperseverancepractice regularly
Collocations
11 entriesapply conceptsapply critical thinkingapply effortapply knowledgeapply methodsapply skillsfocused studyhard workpersonal initiativeself disciplinesustained effort
Inflections
3 entriesapplied oneselfapplies oneselfapplying oneself
Derivations
6 entriesSample sentences
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