effort

Examples

• All

• Not sure if it's worth the effort to properly stop it now.

• It was a great effort, but I had a lot of help, And we're just glad to be here.

  Fletch (1985)

• Has all the work and effort paid off?

• Get up, try again, be proud of your effort every single day.

• I appreciate the effort, really.

  Jacket (2018)

• When I heard you were here, I made a special effort to come and see you.

  Fiction book (1990)

• What's the amount of effort some people will put out there?

• Some things we learn through effort, such as the intricacies of tax law.

• He is now making consistent efforts and progress.

• It was a team effort.

  Serendipity (2001)

Synonyms

W

work

vseffort

∞ 1.0

A thing made by effort, for example a painting

is specifically a notable outcome achieved after considerable hard action

A

achievement

vseffort

373 2.3

A success you reach after working hard

is more about notable or exceptional exertion rather than mere completion

F

feat

vseffort

115 3.8

An impressive act that needs skill, courage, or great strength

focuses more on notable result produced by sustained hard action

P

piece of work

vseffort

• Informal

68 6.2

Something impressive but difficult, for example a book or building, and sometimes a person who behaves strangely

is the straightforward notable result without ironic tone

E

exploit

vseffort

34 6.1

A brave action that shows skill or courage

is less about daring and more about long serious work

N

no small feat

vseffort

6 5.6

A difficult and impressive achievement

places less stress on difficulty and more on being a notable result

Idioms

S

to spare no effort

2 3.9

Do everything possible to achieve something

Compounds

B

best effort

43 2.4

A strong attempt someone makes to succeed at something

L

least effort

8 3.4

The smallest amount of work needed to do something

C

collective effort

5 2.9

Work done by a group of people to reach a common goal

W

waste of effort

4 3.8

An action that uses time and energy but gives no useful result

F

fund-raising effort

3 3.2

An organized activity to collect money for a charity or cause

1

100 percent effort

• Informal

2 2.7

The act of putting all your energy and attention into doing something

F

fruitless effort

1 4.4

An attempt that does not get what you want

P

philanthropic effort

1 4.5

Actions that help other people, often by giving money or services

L

last-gasp effort

1 6.4

A final desperate try to succeed when success seems unlikely

D

digital marketing effort

1 3.7

Planned online activities to promote products or services

E

eleventh-hour effort

1 4.8

A last-minute attempt to finish something before time runs out

C

codebreaking effort

6.0

An organized activity to break secret messages in war or spying

D

darnedest effort

• Informal

7.5

The hardest effort someone can give

P

peacemongering effort

7.4

Actions that try to stop fighting and help people agree

S

shoe-leather effort

7.4

Hard, persistent work that involves walking, like going door to door

How Impressive

masterpiece

147 3.8

feat

115 3.8

effort

47 1.1

achievement

373 2.3

work

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology