Synonyms of exert

exert

verb

ig-ˈzərt 

as in to apply

to bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively

parental involvement has consistently been shown to exert the most influence over a child's success in school

Synonyms & Similar Words

• apply
• use
• wield
• employ
• exercise
• utilize
• ply
• put out
• abuse
• misapply
• misuse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exert

Systolic blood pressure is the first or top number in your blood pressure reading, which measures the pressure your blood is exerts against your artery walls. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 14 Oct. 2026

Blurred boundaries Measuring global functional connectivity—how much influence each patch of cortex exerts over the rest—the team found that, when participants had their eyes closed, sensory regions lost sway while associative regions gained. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 Oct. 2026

The effects of these publications were hardly only theoretical, as Italian anarchists exerted a powerful influence on labor strikes. — Ed Simon, JSTOR Daily, 7 Oct. 2026

Subsequent trials in the late 1960s and ’70s eventually proved its effectiveness, and the drug ultimately was recognized for exerting strong antipsychotic effects with virtually no adverse impacts on motor function. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026