Synonyms of exerts

exerts

verb

present tense third-person singular of exert

as in applies

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

• applies
• uses
• wields
• employs
• utilizes
• exercises
• plies
• puts out
• abuses
• misapplies
• misuses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exerts

But even as Vancouver has begun the painful process of revising its harm-reduction policies, the city still exerts a powerful hold on the imagination of liberal leaders in the United States. — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

The entire operating system of a company exerts a gravitational pull toward the here and now. — Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Although the Florida Bar continues to make recommendations, the governor exerts significant influence over those recommendations. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2026

Viewed from a distance, the pressure AI exerts on human artists appears as part of an evolutionary process that far predates its own invention. — Tim Brinkhof, Time, 26 June 2026

At least until the physical world exerts itself on her show. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 8 June 2026

Musk owns around 42% of the total equity, but Musk exerts 85% control courtesy of his overwhelming ownership of the B’s. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 May 2026

One is a compass-like mechanism, whereby the Earth exerts a pull on magnetic particles in a bird’s upper beak that relays directional information via a large nerve in the cranium. — ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026

No effort is made to explain how the alien sphere exerts its power, and the book’s core theme, in the end, is the limit of human understanding. — Ian MacKenzie, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026