effort as in earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

• "made an effort to cover all the reading material"
• "wished him luck in his endeavor"
• "she gave it a good try"

Synonyms

• attemptmake an effort or attempt; enter upon an activity or enterprise ; earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; the act of attacking
• endeavorattempt by employing effort; a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
• endeavourattempt by employing effort; a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness); earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
• tryearnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; make an effort or attempt; put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; take a sample of; examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process; give pain or trouble to; test the limits of; melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities; put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice

effort as in use of physical or mental energy

• "hard work"
• "he got an A for effort"
• "they managed only with great exertion"

Synonyms

• elbow greaseuse of physical or mental energy
• exertionuse of physical or mental energy
• travailwork hard; concluding state of pregnancy; use of physical or mental energy
• sweatexcrete perspiration through the pores in the skin; salty fluid secreted by sweat glands; agitation resulting from active worry; condensation of moisture on a cold surface; use of physical or mental energy

effort as in a notable achievement

• "he performed a great feat"
• "the book was her finest effort"

Synonyms

• feata notable achievement
• exploita notable achievement; use or manipulate to one's advantage; draw from; work excessively hard

effort as in a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end

• "he supported populist campaigns"
• "they worked in the cause of world peace"
• "the team was ready for a drive toward the pennant"
• "the movement to end slavery"
• "contributed to the war effort"

Synonyms

• campaignrun, stand, or compete for an office or a position; exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; go on a campaign; a race between candidates for elective office; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) ; an overland journey by hunters (especially in Africa)
• causegive rise to; cause to do; events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; a justification for something existing or happening; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; any entity that produces an effect or is responsible for events or results ; a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
• crusadeexert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; go on a crusade; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims
• drivethe act of applying force to propel something; a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; a road leading up to a private house; the trait of being highly motivated; hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver; the act of driving a herd of animals overland ; a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile); a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire ; (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium ; a wide scenic road planted with trees; (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) ; operate or control a vehicle; travel or be transported in a vehicle; cause someone or something to move by driving; force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly; cause to move back by force or influence; compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment; push, propel, or press with force; cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force; strive and make an effort to reach a goal; move into a desired direction of discourse; have certain properties when driven; work as a driver; move by being propelled by a force; urge forward; proceed along in a vehicle; strike with a driver, as in teeing off; hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; excavate horizontally; cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling; (hunting) search for game; (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground
• movementa change of position that does not entail a change of location; the act of changing location from one place to another; a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something ; a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; a major self-contained part of a symphony or sonata; a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end; an optical illusion of motion produced by viewing a rapid succession of still pictures of a moving object; a euphemism for defecation; a general tendency to change (as of opinion); the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock); the act of changing the location of something