EFFORTS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

efforts

noun

plural of effort

as in works

the active use of energy in producing a result the finished parade float was well worth the effort

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Recent Examples of efforts The roll call late Tuesday, 220-204, was similar to earlier efforts this summer, with a few more Republicans joining all Democrats voting to bring an end to the conflict. — Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026 The county health department is also continuing to distribute oral rabies vaccines as part of efforts to control the spread of rabies among wildlife, including raccoons and coyotes. — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 The Athletic’s Tom Bogert reported that Sporting KC tried to sign him on loan during the winter window, but the Union rebuffed the efforts. — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026 That allowed SpaceX to haul the vehicle to shore near Australia and begin efforts to transport it all the way back to Starbase, Texas. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2026 Maurice, as a result, will be more direct with his efforts over these two weeks to make sure the team is best-positioned to succeed when the season begins. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026 The $30 burger can be found on menus from New York to California, despite efforts to rein in soaring beef prices. — Tim Carman, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2026 Spriggs will lead the Office of the State Fire Marshal, which oversees fire and arson investigations, explosives investigations, fire-code enforcement and fire-prevention efforts across Maryland. — Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2026 Since then, awareness and efforts to combat AMR have increased – but so has the threat. — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for efforts

Noun

At the same time, her project explored AI as a potential coordination technology for building ethically sourced vocal datasets for sharing creative works, and those ideas were then discussed by the British government and the EU.

— Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2026
The collection is stand out; the Hedreens were keen on mixing contemporary art with Old Masters, often hanging works made centuries apart alongside one another.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of works

Noun

Ayuso possibly lacks the top-end explosivity, while surely Mas’ legs are not in race-winning shape given his exertions over the past month — but the Mallorcan is in the form of his career.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
With that, his exertions in perfecting his homegrown colony process—the green smoothie for caterpillars, testing procedures for parasites—came into clearer view for me.

— Vann R. Newkirk II, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Definition of exertions

Noun

Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman, Andy Pages, Rojas and others will still be playing through aches and pains by the time October rolls around.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Court filings haven't specified the nature of the new evidence; the judge and attorneys took pains not to disclose any details during a pretrial hearing on Tuesday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026