effort _noun

ADJECTIVES

big, great, enormous, huge, tremendous, immense, major
・With great effort, he managed to lift the heavy box and carry it up the stairs.

brave, valiant, herculean, heroic, superhuman
・She approached every task with a determined effort.

exceptional, remarkable, special • considereable
・The team won the championship thanks to their exceptional effort.

extra, more
・He put in extra effort to complete the project before the deadline.

sustained, continued, continuous, constant, persistent, determined
・With sustained effort, he learned to play a musical instrument.

ongoing, continuing
・Our team is making ongoing efforts to improve customer satisfaction.

genuine, real, sincere
・With genuine effort, he embraced a healthier lifestyle.

vigorous, strenuous, earnest, serious, all-out • hard
・The hikers reached the summit after a long and strenuous effort.

final, last, last-ditch 
・In a last effort to save their relationship, they decided to attend couples therapy.

feeble • sporadic
・Her sporadic effort in studying for the exam resulted in inconsistent performance.

successful • positive
・With a successful effort, she managed to quit smoking and improve her overall health.

fruitless, futile, unsuccessful, vain, wasted 
・Despite their fruitless efforts to find a cure, the doctors could not save the patient's life.

desperate, frantic
・The student made a desperate effort to complete the research paper in a single night.

collaborative, collective, concerted, cooperative, joint, team
・Despite the challenges, they made a concerted effort to complete the project on time.

systematic, organized • solo, individual
・The community came together in an organized effort to clean up the local park.

intellectual, mental • physical
・She felt exhausted after hours of physical effort in the gym.

conscious, deliberate
・The organization made a conscious effort to foster a culture of innovation and creativity.

voluntary 
・The park cleanup was made possible by the voluntary effort of local residents.

charitable, fund-raising
・With charitable effort, he participated in a charity run to raise funds for cancer research.

VERBS

make
・She made a sincere effort to mend their broken relationship.

devote, expend, put in, exert
・Mary put in a lot of effort to prepare for her upcoming exam.

demand, need, require, take
・Learning a new language requires effort and consistent practice.

increase, intensify, redouble, renew, step up
・The government announced plans to increase its effort in combating climate change.

concentrate, focus, channel, direct
・The leader advised the team to focus their effort on quality rather than quantity.

be rewarded for, reward 
・Her efforts were rewarded when she won a medal.

applaud • support
・The coach applauded the team's effort during the game.

be worth, be well worth
・It's worth the effort to learn a new skill or language.

spare no 
・We should spare no effort to protect the environment.

block, hamper, hinder, impede, undermine
・The lack of resources impeded their effort to complete the project on time.

resist • fail in 
・At first, she resisted my efforts to help, then accepted.

abandon
・He never abandoned his effort to learn to play the piano.

EFFORT + VERB 
come to nothing, fail
・The organization's efforts to resolve the conflict peacefully failed.

go into
・A lot of time and effort go into preparing a gourmet meal.

pay off
・The team's effort paid off with a victory in the final game.

QUANTIFIERS

amount
・The team put in a tremendous amount of effort to win the championship.

a lot of, a great deal of, much • little
・The team invested a lot of effort into developing a new product.

PREPOSITIONS

in
・In an effort to save money, she started cutting back on unnecessary expenses.

through
・Through effort and perseverance, he achieved his long-term goals.

with, without
・She learned to play the piano with effort and dedication.