essay

[es-ey, es-ey, e-sey, e-sey] / ˈɛs eɪ, ˈɛs eɪ, ɛˈseɪ, ɛˈseɪ /

NOUN

written discourse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

article discussion dissertation manuscript paper piece study thesis treatise

STRONG

composition disquisition explication exposition theme tract

Antonyms

WEAK

idleness pass

NOUN

try, attempt

Synonyms

STRONG

aim bid effort endeavor exertion experiment hassle labor shot striving struggle test toil travail trial tryout undertaking venture whack work

WEAK

dry run one's all one's level best try on

Antonyms

STRONG

entertainment fun idleness laziness pastime peace

WEAK

pass

VERB

try, attempt

Synonyms

STRONG

aim assay endeavor labor offer seek strive struggle test toil travail undertake venture work

WEAK

have a crack have a go have a shot have at it make a run at put to the test take a stab at take a whack at take on try out

Antonyms

STRONG

forget idle laze neglect relax rest

WEAK

be idle pass

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Her first essay collection, “Underneath the Palm Trees,” is forthcoming in early 2027.

From Los Angeles Times

Thus each essay is an informed, individual response to the chosen work.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since the colonial period the Hebrew Bible has shaped American political culture—as Rabbi Dov Lerner of Yeshiva University points out in his essay.

From The Wall Street Journal

“The Canadian economy is in dire need of a cultural transformation,” Wiseman wrote in an essay published in April 2024 in Toronto’s Globe and Mail newspaper.

From The Wall Street Journal

Well-written essays introduce each chapter; long captions for family and team photos function as yearbook entries.

From Los Angeles Times

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