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

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efforts

However, leaders -- who also included Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian -- issued a statement after intense diplomatic efforts by host India.

From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026

In 2011, Ungar participated in one of the earliest efforts to use material created by internet users to identify possible adverse effects from medications.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

Peru is pledging deeper military cooperation with American antidrug efforts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

With her first cookbook “Homemade” set for its nationwide release in October, she is redoubling her efforts to separate her image from one that’s becoming less commercially appealing by the moment.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

Its stomach was so full that for all its efforts, it could get no more than a few inches off the floor.

From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville