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Synonyms for effort
ˈɛf ərtef·fort
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Wiktionary
effortnoun
Synonyms:
struggleNouneffortnoun
To make an effort.
It took a lot of effort to find a decent-sized, fully-furnished apartment withing walking distance of the office.
Synonyms:
struggleNouneffortnoun
An endeavour.
Although he didn't win any medals, Johnson's effort at the Olympics won over many fans.
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struggleNoun
English Synonyms and Antonyms
effortnoun
Effort denotes the voluntary putting forth of power to attain or accomplish some specific thing; it reaches toward a definite end; exertion is a putting forth of power without special reference to an object. Every effort is an exertion, but not every exertion is an effort. Attempt is more experimental than effort, endeavor less strenuous but more continuous. An effort is a single act, an endeavor a continued series of acts; an endeavor is sustained and enduring, and may be lifelong; we do not have a society of Christian Attempt, or of Christian Effort, but of Christian Endeavor. A struggle is a violent effort or strenuous exertion. An essay is an attempt, effort, or endeavor made as a test of the powers of the one who makes it. Compare ENDEAVOR, v.
Synonyms:
attempt, endeavor, endeavor, essay, exertion, struggle, trial
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
effort
Synonyms:
trial, attempt, endeavor, exertionAntonyms:
failure, misadventure, unsuccess, frustration, futility, inactivity, ease, facility, spontaneity
Princeton's WordNet
attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, trynoun
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
"made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
Synonyms:
attempt, endeavour, elbow grease, travail, exploit, feat, drive, movement, campaign, sweat, attack, cause, try, enterprise, crusade, exertion, endeavoreffort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweatnoun
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
"he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
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attempt, endeavour, elbow grease, lather, travail, parturiency, exploit, campaign, childbed, feat, drive, labour, sudor, perspiration, movement, try, sweat, fret, stew, cause, labor, swither, lying-in, confinement, crusade, exertion, endeavorfeat, effort, exploitnoun
a notable achievement
"he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort"
Synonyms:
elbow grease, attempt, campaign, feat, try, endeavour, endeavor, crusade, sweat, movement, drive, exploit, travail, cause, exertioncampaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effortnoun
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
"he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort"
Synonyms:
political campaign, motility, driveway, thrust, exertion, case, reason, movement, apparent motion, private road, exploit, elbow grease, motion, attempt, causal agent, driving force, move, apparent movement, grounds, front, bowel movement, driving, cause, bm, causa, military campaign, travail, crusade, trend, feat, endeavour, drive, parkway, social movement, sweat, safari, ride, run, campaign, drift, try, hunting expedition, causal agency, lawsuit, endeavor, suit
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PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "effort":
efforts, endeavour, attempt, work, initiative, commitment, endeavor, utmost, action
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#125 | work | |
#287 | case | |
#473 | action | |
#672 | run | |
#684 | try | |
#737 | drive | |
#794 | front | |
#1142 | move | |
#1223 | cause | |
#1246 | reason | |
#1452 | trial | |
#1460 | enterprise | |
#1871 | motion | |
#1992 | effort | |
#2023 | driving | |
#2118 | efforts | |
#2137 | labor | |
#2171 | campaign | |
#2262 | attack | |
#2293 | movement | |
#2968 | ride | |
#3056 | attempt | |
#3318 | commitment | |
#3380 | safari | |
#3455 | initiative | |
#3526 | labour | |
#3709 | suit | |
#4405 | trend | |
#5087 | grounds | |
#5490 | essay | |
#5905 | struggle | |
#8076 | bm | |
#8565 | lawsuit | |
#9611 | feat | |
#10264 | exploit | |
#10703 | sweat | |
#11054 | parkway | |
#11779 | drift | |
#12572 | thrust | |
#16219 | endeavor | |
#16531 | driveway | |
#17620 | utmost | |
#18225 | crusade | |
#18303 | endeavour | |
#19223 | stew | |
#19967 | confinement | |
#27090 | fret | |
#29951 | travail | |
#35034 | motility | |
#38020 | exertion | |
#46155 | perspiration | |
#58020 | lather | |
#59052 | causa |
How to use effort in a sentence?
They usually at least make an effort to repaint the sign, even if it is the same address and same cast of characters in front of you, operating 10 years without changing the name, that's pretty brazen.
I know many people who are pro-gun and others who support gun control but it seems that the media is specifically targeting those in support of gun control to make it seem as if they are the majority, and the liberal news outlets are the ones that seem to make the bigger effort to speak to these people, and I'm talking from experience.
I don't think it signals a wholsesale effort to mount lots of special operations efforts like we had in Afghanistan and Iraq.
I did not understand, until much later, that Mr. Giuliani's agenda might have also included an effort to prompt the Ukrainians to investigate Vice President Joe Biden or Joe Biden son or to involve Ukrainians, directly or indirectly, in the president's 2020 re-election campaign.
The experience would be beneficial, but the chief of staff that's most effective is the one that knows what questions to ask, he is a very even tempered and thoughtful professional. He is very good at seeking advice and he makes an effort to consider views of career staff.
Translations for effort
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- مجهود, جهدArabic
- старание, усилиеBulgarian
- esforçCatalan, Valencian
- úsilí, snahaCzech
- indsatsDanish
- Anstrengung, AufwandGerman
- προσπάθειαGreek
- klopodoEsperanto
- esfuerzoSpanish
- تلاشPersian
- vaiva, ponnistus, yritysFinnish
- effortFrench
- iomairtScottish Gaelic
- מאמץHebrew
- प्रयासHindi
- erőfeszítésHungarian
- ճիգ, ջանքArmenian
- effortioInterlingua
- usahaIndonesian
- sforzoItalian
- 努力Japanese
- 노력, 努力Korean
- ڕهنجKurdish
- conatusLatin
- inspanningDutch
- wysiłekPolish
- esforçoPortuguese
- efort, solicitareRomanian
- старание, усилиеRussian
- nápor, trȗdSerbo-Croatian
- ansträngning, insatsSwedish
- juhudiSwahili
- کوششUrdu
- nỗ lực, 努力Vietnamese
- 功夫Chinese
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