effort

considerable

hard

Building a new deck in the backyard required considerable hard effort from the entire family.

constant, sustained

extra

physical

intellectual, mental

amount

The huge amount of effort she put into learning English finally paid off.

demand, need, require, take

Learning to play the guitar requires considerable effort, but it's worth it.

devote, expend, put in

She devoted considerable effort to learning Spanish before her trip to Mexico.

spare no

The team spared no effort to help their injured teammate recover before the championship match.

be (well) worth

Learning to cook takes time, but it's definitely worth the effort when you make a delicious meal.

go into

A tremendous amount of effort went into organizing the school fundraiser this year.

with/without ~

Learning to cook takes practice, but you can make a simple meal without much effort.

a great deal of effort

all-out, big, brave, determined, enormous, great, herculean, heroic, huge, major, remarkable, special, strenuous, superhuman, tremendous, valiant

She made a tremendous effort to learn the language despite her busy schedule.

desperate, frantic

The team made a desperate effort to finish the project before the deadline.

final, last, last-ditch

The team made a final effort to score before the whistle blew.

genuine, positive, real, serious

feeble

His feeble effort to fix the broken lamp just made things worse.

sporadic

The team's sporadic efforts to improve their performance finally paid off last season.

successful

fruitless, futile, unsuccessful

collaborative, collective, concerted, cooperative, joint, team

The volunteers made a concerted effort to clean up the park before the summer festival.

conscious, deliberate

She made a deliberate effort to smile even though she was feeling sad.

voluntary

Many local schools depend on voluntary effort from parents to run after-school programs.

fund-raising

make

increase, intensify, redouble, renew, step up

The team stepped up their efforts to finish the project before the deadline.

channel, concentrate, focus

The team focused their effort on finishing the project before the deadline.

fail in

Despite her hard work, she failed in her effort to finish the project on time.

resist

She resisted my efforts to convince her to try the new job.

abandon

be rewarded for, reward

His years of practice and hard work were finally rewarded with a place on the national team.

applaud

The community applauded the team's effort to build a new playground for children.

come to nothing, fail

in an/your ~

Teachers simplified the homework system in an effort to reduce student stress.

through sb's ~

Through her efforts, the community garden became one of the neighborhood's most popular spaces.

your best efforts

We made our best efforts to finish the project on time, but we needed more help.

a reward for your efforts

After months of hard work, she finally received a promotion as a reward for her efforts.

make every effort

The school made every effort to include all students in the sports day activities.