100 Best Synonyms for “Effort”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	action	Something done toward a purpose.
2.	activity	Work or purposeful action.
3.	application	Steady effort and attention.
4.	assiduity	Constant careful effort.
5.	attempt	An act of trying.
6.	attention	Focused mental effort.
7.	bid	Attempt to achieve something.
8.	bother	Trouble taken over something.
9.	campaign	Planned effort toward a goal.
10.	care	Attentive effort.
11.	chase	Effort to catch or achieve.
12.	collaboration	Joint effort.
13.	commitment	Dedicated effort over time.
14.	concentration	Focused mental effort.
15.	contribution	Effort given toward something.
16.	crack	Informal attempt.
17.	dedication	Devoted effort.
18.	defense	Effort to protect something.
19.	determination	Firmness of purpose and effort.
20.	devotion	Deep dedication and effort.
21.	diligence	Careful and persistent effort.
22.	discipline	Controlled sustained effort.
23.	drill	Repeated practice effort.
24.	drive	Strong organized effort.
25.	earnestness	Serious, sincere effort.
26.	elbow grease	Hard physical work.
27.	endeavor	A serious attempt.
28.	endurance	Ability to keep exerting effort.
29.	energy	Power put into work.
30.	enterprise	A purposeful, demanding undertaking.
31.	exertion	Use of physical or mental energy.
32.	exploration	Effort to discover or examine.
33.	fling	Informal attempt.
34.	focus	Concentrated attention and effort.
35.	follow-through	Completion of an effort.
36.	footwork	Active practical effort.
37.	force	Physical strength or pressure applied.
38.	fundraising	Effort to raise money.
39.	go	Informal try or attempt.
40.	grit	Courageous persistence.
41.	groundwork	Preparatory work.
42.	implementation	Putting a plan into action.
43.	industry	Hard and steady work.
44.	initiative	An active beginning effort.
45.	input	Effort or resources contributed.
46.	inquiry	Effort to seek information.
47.	intervention	Active effort to improve something.
48.	investigation	Careful effort to find facts.
49.	involvement	Active participation.
50.	job	A specific piece of work.
51.	labor	Hard physical or mental work.
52.	legwork	Practical preparatory effort.
53.	lobbying	Effort to influence officials.
54.	maneuver	Planned strategic effort.
55.	marketing	Effort to sell or promote.
56.	mediation	Effort to settle a dispute.
57.	meticulousness	Very careful effort.
58.	mobilization	Organized effort to act.
59.	move	A strategic attempt.
60.	muscle	Physical effort or power.
61.	negotiation	Effort to reach agreement.
62.	offense	Effort to attack or advance.
63.	operation	Organized practical effort.
64.	opposition	Effort against something.
65.	outreach	Effort to contact others.
66.	pains	Careful trouble taken.
67.	perseverance	Steady effort despite obstacles.
68.	persistence	Continued effort despite difficulty.
69.	practice	Repeated effort to improve.
70.	probe	Investigative effort.
71.	project	A planned piece of work.
72.	pursuit	Effort to achieve or obtain.
73.	push	A determined effort.
74.	quest	Long search or pursuit.
75.	recruitment	Effort to attract people.
76.	research	Systematic effort to discover information.
77.	resistance	Effort to oppose something.
78.	resolve	Firm determination.
79.	rigor	Strict thorough effort.
80.	sedulousness	Persistent careful effort.
81.	spadework	Basic preparatory work.
82.	stamina	Sustained energy for effort.
83.	strength	Physical power used.
84.	striving	Determined effort to achieve something.
85.	struggle	Difficult striving toward something.
86.	study	Focused effort to learn.
87.	sweat	Hard work or exertion.
88.	task	A piece of work.
89.	teamwork	Cooperative effort.
90.	tenacity	Determined persistence.
91.	test	Trial attempt.
92.	thoroughness	Complete and careful effort.
93.	toil	Long, difficult work.
94.	trouble	Effort spent doing something.
95.	try	An informal attempt.
96.	undertaking	A task requiring effort.
97.	venture	A risky effort or undertaking.
98.	whack	Informal attempt.
99.	willpower	Determined self-control and effort.
100.	work	Activity requiring energy.