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Effort

🔄 Synonyms of "Effort"

16 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
endeavornoun	A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.
drivenoun	To operate a vehicle:
travailnoun	(literary) Arduous or painful exertion; excessive labor, suffering, hardship.
endeavournoun	British standard spelling of endeavor.
causenoun	(countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
exertionnoun	An expenditure of physical or mental effort.
movementnoun	Physical motion between points in space.
attemptnoun	To try.
exploitverb	(transitive) To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's own benefit or a society's benefit.
campaignnoun	A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
tryverb	To attempt; to endeavour. Followed by infinitive.
deednoun	An action or act; something that is done.
sweatnoun	Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
featnoun	A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.
elbow greasenoun	(idiomatic) Effort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.
crusadenoun	(figuratively, sometimes ironically) A grand, concerted effort towards some purportedly worthy cause.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Effort"

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Word	Definition
elbow greasenoun	(idiomatic) Effort or hard work, especially physical work involving repeated motion of the forearm, such as scrubbing.
exertionnoun	An expenditure of physical or mental effort.
travailnoun	(literary) Arduous or painful exertion; excessive labor, suffering, hardship.
endeavornoun	A sincere attempt; a determined or assiduous effort towards a specific goal; assiduous or persistent activity.
endeavournoun	British standard spelling of endeavor.
featnoun	A relatively rare or difficult accomplishment.
trynoun	An attempt.
drivenoun	Planned, usually long-lasting, effort to achieve something; ability coupled with ambition, determination, and motivation.
attemptnoun	The action of trying at something.
exploitnoun	A heroic or extraordinary deed.
movementnoun	Physical motion between points in space.
deednoun	An action or act; something that is done.
campaignnoun	A series of operations undertaken to achieve a set goal.
causenoun	(countable, often with of, typically of adverse results) The source of, or reason for, an event or action; that which produces or effects a result.
sweatnoun	Fluid that exits the body through pores in the skin usually due to physical stress and/or high temperature for the purpose of regulating body temperature and removing certain compounds from the circulation.
crusadenoun	(figuratively, sometimes ironically) A grand, concerted effort towards some purportedly worthy cause.
labournoun	An effort expended on a particular task; toil, work.
strivingnoun	Effort; the act of one who strives.
nisusnoun	A mental or physical effort to attain a specific goal; a striving.
strivenoun	(obsolete) Alternative form of strife. [Striving; earnest endeavor; hard work.]