effort
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
made an effort to cover all the reading material
Types & categories
- activity hypernym
- batting hyponym
- best hyponym
- worst hyponym
- bid hyponym
- fling hyponym
- essay hyponym
- foray hyponym
- contribution hyponym
- liberation hyponym
- mug's game hyponym
- power play hyponym
- seeking hyponym
- stab hyponym
- shot hyponym
- striving hyponym
- struggle hyponym
- takeover attempt hyponym
- trial hyponym
- trial hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
use of physical or mental energy; hard work
he got an A for effort
Types & categories
- toil hypernym
- struggle hyponym
- difficulty hyponym
- least effort hyponym
- straining hyponym
- exercise hyponym
- pull hyponym
- diligence hyponym
- overkill hyponym
- supererogation hyponym
- overexertion hyponym
- friction hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a notable achievement
he performed a great feat
Types & categories
- accomplishment hypernym
- derring-do hyponym
- hit hyponym
- rally hyponym
- stunt hyponym
- tour de force hyponym
Sense 4 noun
a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
he supported populist campaigns
Types & categories
- venture hypernym
- advertising campaign hyponym
- anti-war movement hyponym
- charm campaign hyponym
- consumerism hyponym
- campaigning hyponym
- fund-raising campaign hyponym
- feminist movement hyponym
- gay liberation movement hyponym
- lost cause hyponym
- reform hyponym
- war hyponym
- youth movement hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | attempt |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | endeavor |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | activity |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | batting |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | best |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | worst |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bid |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fling |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | essay |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | foray |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | contribution |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | liberation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | mug's game |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | power play |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | seeking |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stab |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | shot |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | striving |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | struggle |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | takeover attempt |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | trial |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | trial |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | exert |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | labour |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | toil |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | struggle |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | difficulty |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | least effort |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | straining |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | exercise |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | pull |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | diligence |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | overkill |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | supererogation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | overexertion |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | friction |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | accomplishment |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | derring-do |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hit |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | rally |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | stunt |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | tour de force |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | aim |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | push back |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | ram |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | drive |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | labor |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | crusade |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | venture |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | advertising campaign |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | anti-war movement |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | charm campaign |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | consumerism |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | campaigning |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | fund-raising campaign |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | feminist movement |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | gay liberation movement |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | lost cause |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | reform |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | war |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | youth movement |