Antonyms for effort
ˈɛf ərtef·fort

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. effortnoun

   Synonyms:
   struggleNoun

2. effortnoun

   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:
   struggleNoun

3. effortnoun

   An endeavour.

   Although he didn't win any medals, Johnson's effort at the Olympics won over many fans.

   Synonyms:
   struggleNoun

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. 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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.3 / 4 votes

1. effort

   Antonyms:
   failure, misadventure, unsuccess, frustration, futility, inactivity, ease, facility, spontaneity

   Synonyms:
   trial, attempt, endeavor, exertion

Matched Categories

1. • Accomplishment
   • Activity
   • Labor
   • Venture

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

1. 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, endeavor

2. effort, 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"

   Synonyms:
   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, endeavor

3. feat, 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, exertion

4. campaign, 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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. effortnoun

   Synonyms:
   attempt, endeavor, trial, essay, venture, exertion, strain, struggle

How to use effort in a sentence?

1. Bennie Thompson:

   Her leadership and insights have shaped the early work of the Select Committee and this appointment underscores the bipartisan nature of this effort.

2. Todd Myers:

   They’re more afraid of tax cuts, they only want a government solution, and so they’re willing to destroy an effort that would actually reduce carbon emissions, make us more energy efficient, because they care more about government than climate change.

3. Joe Biden:

   > WASHINGTON, Jan 5( Reuters) - The United States will expand Trump-era restrictions to rapidly expel Cuban, Nicaraguan and Haitian migrants caught illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, President Joe Biden said on Thursday in President Joe Biden first major speech on border security.At the same time, The United States will allow up to 30,000 people from those three countries plus Venezuela to enter the country by air each month, President Joe Biden said.The two-pronged approach is designed to blunt criticism from Republicans who have attacked President Joe Biden as record numbers of migrants cross the U.S.-Mexico border while also placating Democrats and immigration advocates who say Title 42 restrictions adopted under former President Donald Trump block migrants from exercising their right to apply for asylum.This new process is orderly, its safe and its humane, President Joe Biden said in a speech at the White House. He said his message to those would-be migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua or Haiti without a U.S. sponsor is : Do not just show up at the border.In November, U.S. border officials encountered 82,000 migrants from those countries and Venezuela who were attempting to enter without permission at the border with Mexico, according to U.S. government data.The plan is part of a broader effort to deter record numbers of border crossers and address the political and humanitarian challenge of mass migration that has dogged the Democratic president since he took office in 2021, as well as his predecessors from both parties.These actions alone are not going to fix our entire immigration system.

4. Matt Duss:

   It’s part of a broader effort to limit the political space, to constrict the freedom of opposing views.

5. Brian Deese:

   Our effort there was to cast a wide net, move quickly, but be deliberate in this effort.

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