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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Essayli’s efforts have drawn sharp criticism from elections experts, leading Democrats and former prosecutors in the office.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

Previous efforts have been bedeviled by the sheer engineering complexity, political rivalries and bad timing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

"In deference to ongoing rescue efforts by security agencies, the Armed Forces withheld public comment while every operational resource was deployed in the hope of securing his safe return," the statement said.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

People in al-Bustan say that their efforts to reach a compromise on alternative planning proposals were rejected by the local authority.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

As the Americans were building their foolish machine, some other members of the Young Egyptian Party joined me to watch and to curse their efforts.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman