efforts

NOUN

work, exertion

Synonyms

STRONGEST

achievement attempt battle creation endeavor exercise force industry intention power production push resolution struggle training

STRONG

accomplishment act aim application aspiration crack deed discipline drill energy enterprise essay feat fling go job labor pains product pull purpose shot spurt stab strain stress stretch strife striving sweat tension toil travail trial trouble try tug undertaking venture whack

WEAK

elbow grease old college try

Antonyms

STRONGEST

destruction idleness incompetence laziness ruin weakness

STRONG

abstention entertainment failure fun happiness inactivity neglect peace relaxation unemployment

WEAK

hesitation passivity

Example Sentences

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Nigeria and the US have increased military cooperation as the country ramps up efforts to fight extremist violence.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Long View The crisis may strengthen the case in both countries for long-delayed efforts to reach markets beyond the U.S., such as a pipeline to the West coast to export Canadian crude.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

“They had the exact same language, they had the same talking points,” said Beatrice Gomberg, who worked with Kaitlyn Hennessy in their digital sleuthing efforts.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

She started mass-applying almost immediately to several hundred new positions, but her efforts yielded little results.

From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026

The Gran had left Ravenskill on the very night he’d gone missing, meeting with the Twelve Towns’ council and combining their efforts to try to find him.

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega