Antonyms for efforts
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ef-ert |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛf ərt |
Definition of efforts
Origin :- late 15c., from Middle French effort, noun of action from Old French esforz "force, impetuosity, strength, power," back-formation from esforcier "force out, exert oneself," from Vulgar Latin *exfortiare "to show strength" (source of Italian sforza), from Latin ex- "out" (see ex-) + Latin fortis "strong" (see fort).
- Effort is only effort when it begins to hurt. [Ortega y Gasset, 1949]
- Related: Efforts.
- noun work, exertion
- All efforts to ascertain your fate proved utterly fruitless.
- Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
- It required all the captain's seamanship, and the efforts of all the crew, to withstand it.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- By our efforts, we have lit a fire as well—a fire in the minds of men.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- The degree to which we work them out depends on our own efforts.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- That fact had been of incalculable advantage to him in his efforts to reach the shore with her.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- In the man's emphasis the girl realized at last the inefficacy of her efforts to combat his will.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- His wife, who had followed him to the hill, assisted her husband's efforts.
- Extract from : « The Man of Adamant » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Your efforts will not prevail; for our gates shall for ever deny you admittance.
- Extract from : « The Adventures of Colonel Daniel Boone » by John Filson
- She and he had toiled side by side like real partners; her efforts had been real and unstinted.
- Extract from : « Dust » by Mr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
- The fear of death paralysed her efforts to escape the gallows.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
Synonyms for efforts
- accomplishment
- achievement
- act
- aim
- application
- aspiration
- attempt
- battle
- crack
- creation
- deed
- discipline
- drill
- elbow grease
- endeavor
- energy
- enterprise
- essay
- exercise
- feat
- fling
- force
- go
- industry
- intention
- job
- labor
- old college try
- pains
- power
- product
- production
- pull
- purpose
- push
- resolution
- shot
- spurt
- stab
- strain
- stress
- stretch
- strife
- striving
- struggle
- sweat
- tension
- toil
- training
- travail
- trial
- trouble
- try
- tug
- undertaking
- venture
- whack
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