effort
Energy toward something
Effort is the energy or exertion applied toward accomplishing something.
Physical effort involves bodily strain; mental effort involves concentration and will.
An effort is also a particular attempt: Her effort to quit smoking lasted three weeks.
Something that requires no effort comes easily.
To make an effort is to try, often implying the attempt matters more than the outcome.
Excessive stretching force
- toilStrenuous, prolonged effort
- laborStrenuous effort; also childbirth
- grindCrush into particles
- slogLaborious persistent effort
sweat · push · struggle · workout · elbow grease · legwork · heavy lifting · hard work
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
commitment · resilience · endurance · stamina · doggedness · steadfastness · patience · constancy
Planned, effortful task
- undertakingTask one commits to
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
endeavor · pursuit · quest · operation · mission · task · assignment · work
Make an effort
- endeavorPurposeful sustained attempt
- attemptEffort to accomplish
- shotQuick liquor serving
- stabPierce with point
crack · go · whack · bid · trial · venture · undertaking · foray
Careful, persistent effort
- industriousnessHabitual hard work
- conscientiousnessCareful attention to duty
- work ethicDedication to doing one's job
- applicationFormal request document
assiduity · earnestness · devotion · dedication · self-discipline · willpower · integrity · character
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- difficultyState of being hard
- challengeTest of ability
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
burden · uphill battle · resistance · fight · battle · overcome · drudgery · strenuous
strain
Excessive stretching force
slog · sweat · push · struggle · workout · elbow grease · legwork · heavy lifting · hard work · blood sweat tears
perseverance
Sustained resolve despite obstacles
- determinationFirmness of purpose
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- gritDetermination or abrasive particles
dedication · commitment · resilience · endurance · stamina · doggedness · steadfastness · patience · constancy · resolve
project
Planned, effortful task
- undertakingTask one commits to
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- ventureRisky new undertaking
campaign · endeavor · pursuit · quest · operation · mission · task · assignment · work · activity
try
Make an effort
stab · crack · go · whack · bid · trial · venture · undertaking · foray · fling
diligence
Careful, persistent effort
- industriousnessHabitual hard work
- conscientiousnessCareful attention to duty
- work ethicDedication to doing one's job
application · assiduity · earnestness · devotion · dedication · self-discipline · willpower · integrity · character · merit
hardship
Suffering from difficult circumstances
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- difficultyState of being hard
- challengeTest of ability
obstacle · burden · uphill battle · resistance · fight · battle · overcome · drudgery · strenuous · fatigue
vigor
Active physical strength
intensity · drive · thrust · momentum · calories · stamina · fuel · adrenaline · brisk · spirited
- laborlabor, labor union, work, laborers, labor movement
- adversitystruggle, hardship, challenge, obstacle, difficulty
- endeavorsendeavor, venture, undertaking, enterprise, attempt
- exertionstraining, strain, heaving, labor, hauling
- Hard Workgrind, hustle, toil, labor, drudgery
- Mental Effortconcentration, focus, attention, problem-solving, critical thinking
effortease
Lack of strain
effortlessness · facility · fluency · smoothness · adroitness
effortinaction
Deliberate nonmovement
passivity · inactivity · inertia · quiescence · dormancy
- make an effortAttempt with intention
- joint effortCombined work toward goal
- made an effortAttempted to accomplish something
- good effortPraise for attempting
- no effortAbsence of trying
- making an effortExerting oneself toward something
effortless, efforts, effortlessly, effortful, effortlessness