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Another word for effort

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Noun

  1. The use of energy to do something

    See also:

    work

  2. A difficult or tedious undertaking

    See also:

    work

    heavy

  3. A trying to do or make something

    See also:

    try

  4. Something completed or attained successfully

    See also:

    do

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Another word for effort

Noun

  1. The act of striving

    Antonyms:

  2. An instance of effort, sense 1

Synonym Study

  • ?pains suggests a laborious, diligent attempt to take pains with one's work
  • Endeavor suggests an earnest, sustained attempt to accomplish a particular, usually meritorious, end a life spent in the endeavor to do good
  • Exertion implies an energetic, vigorous use of power, strength, etc., often without reference to any particular end she feels faint after any exertion
  • Effort implies a conscious attempt to achieve a particular end make some effort to be friendly
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Sentence Examples

  • I admire the effort and sacrifice you put into it.

  • Some people just put more effort into distinguishing right from wrong than others.

  • It took too much effort to look up at the sun to measure time.

  • She made no effort to catch them, letting them fall at her feet.

  • With a little effort she located a canteen.

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