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effort
Overview of noun effort
The noun effort has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (355) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try -- (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try")
2. (176) effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat -- (use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion")
3. (38) campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort -- (a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; "he supported populist campaigns"; "they worked in the cause of world peace"; "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"; "the movement to end slavery"; "contributed to the war effort")
4. (24) deed, feat, effort, exploit -- (a notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun effort
4 senses of effort
Sense 1
attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
=> labor, labour, toil
=> work
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
=> venture
=> undertaking, project, task, labor
=> work
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun effort
4 senses of effort
Sense 1
attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> batting
=> best
=> worst
=> bid, play
=> crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer
=> essay
=> foray
=> contribution, part, share
=> liberation
=> mug's game
=> power play, squeeze play, squeeze
=> seeking
=> shot, stab
=> shot
=> striving, nisus, pains, strain
=> struggle, battle
=> takeover attempt
=> test, trial, run
=> test, trial
Sense 2
effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
=> struggle
=> trouble, difficulty
=> least effort, least resistance
=> strain, straining
=> exercise, exercising, physical exercise, physical exertion, workout
=> pull
=> application, diligence
=> overkill
=> supererogation
=> overexertion
=> friction, detrition, rubbing
Sense 3
campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
=> advertising campaign, ad campaign, ad blitz
=> anti-war movement
=> charm campaign
=> consumerism
=> campaigning, candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political campaign
=> fund-raising campaign, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort
=> feminist movement, feminism, women's liberation movement, women's lib
=> gay liberation movement, gay lib
=> lost cause
=> reform
=> war
=> youth movement, youth crusade
Sense 4
deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> acquiring, getting
=> causing, causation
=> delivery, obstetrical delivery
=> departure, going, going away, leaving
=> derring-do
=> discovery, find, uncovering
=> disposal, disposition
=> hit
=> implementation, effectuation
=> egress, egression, emergence
=> equalization, equalisation, leveling
=> exhumation, disinterment, digging up
=> mitzvah, mitsvah
=> propulsion, actuation
=> rally, rallying
=> recovery, retrieval
=> running away
=> stunt
=> touch, touching
=> tour de force
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun effort
4 senses of effort
Sense 1
attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> activity
Sense 2
effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
=> labor, labour, toil
Sense 3
campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
=> venture
Sense 4
deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> accomplishment, achievement
Antonyms of noun effort
Member Holonyms of noun effort
Substance Holonyms of noun effort
Part Holonyms of noun effort
Member Meronyms of noun effort
Substance Meronyms of noun effort
Part Meronyms of noun effort
Meronyms of noun effort
Holonyms of noun effort
Attributes of noun effort
Derived Forms of noun effort
Domain of noun effort
Domain Terms of noun effort
Familiarity of noun effort
effort used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun effort
4 senses of effort
Sense 1
attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
> activity
=> variation, variance
=> space walk
=> domesticity
=> operation
=> operation
=> practice, pattern
=> diversion, recreation
=> cup of tea, bag, dish
=> follow-up, followup
=> game
=> turn, play
=> music
=> acting, playing, playacting, performing
=> liveliness, animation
=> burst, fit
=> work
=> works, deeds
=> service
=> occupation, business, job, line of work, line
=> occupation
=> writing, committal to writing
=> role
=> wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
=> waste, wastefulness, dissipation
=> attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
=> control
=> protection
=> sensory activity
=> education, instruction, teaching, pedagogy, didactics, educational activity
=> training, preparation, grooming
=> representation
=> creation, creative activity
=> dismantling, dismantlement, disassembly
=> line function, line duty
=> puncture
=> search, hunt, hunting
=> use, usage, utilization, utilisation, employment, exercise
=> operation, military operation
=> measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration
=> calibration, standardization, standardisation
=> organization, organisation
=> grouping
=> support, supporting
=> continuance, continuation
=> procedure, process
=> ceremony
=> ceremony
=> worship
=> energizing, activating, activation
=> concealment, concealing, hiding
=> placement, location, locating, position, positioning, emplacement
=> provision, supply, supplying
=> demand
=> pleasure
=> enjoyment, delectation
=> lamentation, mourning
=> laughter
=> market, marketplace
=> preparation, readying
=> aid, assist, assistance, help
=> support
=> behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings
=> behavior, behaviour
=> leadership, leading
=> precession, precedence, precedency
=> solo
=> buzz
=> fun
=> sin, hell
=> release, outlet, vent
=> last
=> mystification, obfuscation
=> negotiation
=> perturbation, disturbance
=> timekeeping
Sense 2
effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
> labor, labour, toil
=> roping
=> corvee
=> drudgery, plodding, grind, donkeywork
=> effort, elbow grease, exertion, travail, sweat
=> hunt, hunting
=> hackwork
=> haymaking
=> manual labor, manual labour
=> overwork, overworking
=> slavery
Sense 3
campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
> venture
=> joint venture
=> experiment
=> campaign, cause, crusade, drive, movement, effort
=> sally, sallying forth
=> risk, peril, danger
Sense 4
deed, feat, effort, exploit
> accomplishment, achievement
=> beachhead, foothold
=> cakewalk
=> deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> masterpiece
=> masterstroke
=> credit
=> performance
=> record, track record
=> fait accompli, accomplished fact
=> going, sledding
=> arrival, reaching
=> close call, close shave, squeak, squeaker, narrow escape
=> attainment
=> liberation, release, freeing
=> base on balls, walk, pass
=> haymaking
=> face saver, face saving
=> recruitment, enlisting
=> smooth
Meronyms of noun effort
4 senses of effort
Holonyms of noun effort
Grep of noun effort
effort
effortfulness
effortlessness
fund-raising effort
least effort
waste of effort
Grep of adj effort
effortful
effortless
Grep of adv effort
effortlessly
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