EFFORT Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

effort

noun

ˈe-fərt

Definition of effort

as in work

the active use of energy in producing a result the finished parade float was well worth the effort

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Recent Examples of effort Vanessa Burns, the library’s adult services manager, said Yancy earned a $125 gift card for her effort. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026 All his administration mustered was a late, failed effort in the summer of 2020 to remove 12,000 troops from Germany. — Jennifer Kavanagh, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026 Well, this is an effort by the United States to impose tougher secondary sanctions on Iranian targets. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Until there is a method to identify CTE in a living brain, the results of the collective efforts to make football safer won’t be known for another 15 to 20 years. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for effort

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Users reported problems with Outlook, while OpenAI said users may experience problems starting or continuing tasks in ChatGPT Work, temporarily disabling two of the modern office's favorite methods of assigning more work.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Aquarius January 20 – February 18 A vague request could create an impressive amount of unnecessary work today.

— Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of work

Noun

Cardio Load provides a rolling seven-day breakdown of your exertion, along with a target to hit for optimal training gains without overexertion.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Two firefighters were treated at the scene for injuries related to heat and exertion.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of exertion

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The market is attempting to judge how long high capital expenditures and elevated valuations surrounding AI can be sustained.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
This value was divided by the total spent to determine the percentage of expenditures deemed inappropriate by the panel.

— Aneri Pattani — KFF Health News, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of expenditure

Noun

In cases that are considered to be too severe — such as when a pregnant woman at the center began experiencing labor pains — those individuals are airlifted to a nearby hospital.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
California has taken pains to eliminate coal as a source of electricity, and this would be the first coal export terminal in California — or anywhere on the West Coast.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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