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the active use of energy in producing a result the finished parade float was well worth the effort Synonyms elbow grease, exertion, expenditure, labor, pains, sweat, trouble, while, work Related Words drudgery, grind, slog, strain, toil, travail; dint, energy; force, might, muscle, power, puissance; attempt, endeavor, essay, fling, go, pass, shot, stab, trial, try, whack Near Antonyms adroitness, ease, facility, fluency, smoothness; dormancy, idleness, inaction, inactivity, indolence, inertia, languor, laziness, quiescence
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