Synonyms for
Efforts
Definition
Efforts are actions or attempts made to achieve a goal or complete a task.
Synonyms & similar words
campaign
exploit
drive
feat
try
cause
crusade
attempt
endeavor
exertion
endeavour
travail
elbowgrease
movement
sweat
effort
attempts
endeavors
exertions
strivings
undertakings
trials
work
labors
actions
movements
operations
proceedings
pursuits
ventures
drives
pushes
assiduities
diligences
industries
perseverances
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- make efforts
- great efforts
- renewed efforts
- concerted efforts
- joint efforts
- human efforts
- sustained efforts
- fruitless efforts
Word family
Usage note
Efforts generally refers to the physical or mental exertion made to achieve a goal. It is often used in the plural to denote multiple attempts or a significant amount of work.
Example sentences
- She put a lot of efforts into her school project and got an A.
- The team's efforts paid off and they won the championship.
- His efforts to learn a new language have been successful.
- The company is making efforts to reduce its carbon footprint.
- The rescue team's efforts saved the hiker's life.
Quotes
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. - Winston Churchill
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential. - Winston Churchill
The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand. - Vince Lombardi