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Synonyms for effort
ˈɛf ərtef·fort

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Wiktionary2.0 / 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 Antonyms5.0 / 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 Antonyms3.3 / 4 votes

  1. effort

    Synonyms:
    trial, attempt, endeavor, exertion

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

Princeton's WordNet2.3 / 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

Dictionary of English Synonymes3.5 / 2 votes

  1. effortnoun

    Synonyms:
    endeavor, attempt, trial, essay, exertion, struggle, strain, straining, stretch

  2. effortnoun

    Synonyms:
    enterprise, undertaking, cause

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words3.0 / 1 vote

  1. effortnoun

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

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How to use effort in a sentence?

  1. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi:

    Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.

  2. Riyad Mansour:

    Our effort was a serious effort, genuine effort, to open the door for peace, unfortunately, the Security Council is not ready to listen to that message.

  3. Kevin Stefanski:

    I will never ever doubt Rashard Higgins ’ effort or our guys ’ effort, our rule there is not to reach the ball out when it is first-and-goal, and Rashard Higgins ' knows that. Again, appreciate Rashard Higgins ' effort. Rashard Higgins ' battled like Rashard Higgins ' always does, but we have to fight that urge because it is such a big loss if it does end up being a touchback.

  4. John Fowles, The Magus:

    I was too green to know that all cynicism masks a failure to cope -- an impotence, in short; and that to despise all effort is the greatest effort of all.

  5. Prakash Adhikari:

    You can't get single things without any single effort and effort is depend on the quality and quantity of your desire.


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