Effort

/ˈɛf.ət/

Synonyms for "effort" (246 found)

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Noun(17 words)

attempt exertionapplied forceapply oneselfassay sampleassembly line pushattempts bashes bidding bother campaign campaigns cause clutches combat combats crusade

accomplished factaccomplishment achievement act acta actionad hoc measureado adventure affair answer application approach artifice assay attainment attempt bid blow bother

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business care chore commitment contract contrivance countermove coupcourse of actioncrack creation deal

Verb(1 words)

attempting

Strong matches (73)

dealings deed demarche determination device dodge doing doingselbow greaseendeavor energy engagement enterprise essay exertion expedient experiment exploitfait accomplifeat

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fling force gambit gest gimmick go hand handiworkhard pullimprovisation industry jobjury rigjury-rigjury-rigged expedientlabor

Noun(30 words)

dintdisregard energydriveelbow greaseendeavor endeavoring endeavors endeavourexert oneselfexertion of forceexertions expenditure exploit feat fight fights forays forcegerman kraftgraft

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grappling gropes gunning hustles industry initiativeinput forceinvestment jihad jihads

Adjective(3 words)

environmental effortgreat exertionhard work

Verb(4 words)

essayingexert forceexert force onexerting

Related words (123)

Noun(35 words)

laborlabor vigorouslylabors labour labouring lengths lutamechanical effortmore campaign-relatedmovementpress forwardprojectpush forcepush hardpushesshort piece of writingstabs strain strainingstraining energy

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strenuousness struggle strugglessustainability effortsweat travail travails trial tries try trying waging workwork brightlywork energetically

last expedientlast resortlast shiftlicklong pullmain makeshift maneuver meansmeans to an endmeasure mightmight and mainmove musclenerve and sinewobligation offer operationovert act

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pain pains pass passage performancepis allerplan power proceeding production program project proposition puissance pushres gestaeresolution resort resourceshake upshake-up shift shot solution spurt stab stand step stopgap strain stratagem striving strokestroke of policystrong bidstruggle stunt tactic tasktemporary expedienttentative thingthing donetoiltour de forcetransaction travail trialtrial and errortrick trouble trump try turn undertaking venture whack while workworking hypothesisworking propositionworks

Adjective(4 words)

physical effortsingle pullspent energystrong push

Verb(1 words)

pursue goals vigorously

Determiner(1 words)

the more effort

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5 relation types

More general

14 entries

accomplishment achievement activity energy force labor labourmechanical quantityphysicsproblem solvingproject toil venture work

More specific

11 entries

burst effortcollaborative effortdesign challengefield testlab triallifting pull push pushingrotational effortsustained effort

Collocations

6 entries

apply efforteffort armeffortful practicemeasure effortrequired effortsustained effort

Inflections

1 entries

efforts

Derivations

4 entries

effortful effortfully effortless effortlessness

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

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Nothing is achieved without effort.

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Every effort deserves a reward.

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You should make an effort to stop smoking.

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Your effort will be rewarded in the long run.

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