All exertion synonyms

noun exertion

• effort — exertion of physical or mental power: It will take great effort to achieve victory.
• action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
• application — An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it.
• energy — The strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
• force — physical power or strength possessed by a living being: He used all his force in opening the window.
• toil — Usually, toils. a net or series of nets in which game known to be in the area is trapped or into which game outside of the area is driven.
• pains — physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
• labor — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
• labour — productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
• activity — Activity is a situation in which a lot of things are happening or being done.
• attempt — If you make an attempt to do something, you try to do it, often without success.
• employment — The condition of having paid work.
• endeavor — Try hard to do or achieve something.
• endeavour — Standard spelling of endeavor.
• exercise — training, homework
• industry — the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry.
• operation — an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
• strain — to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
• stretch — to draw out or extend (oneself, a body, limbs, wings, etc.) to the full length or extent (often followed by out): to stretch oneself out on the ground.
• striving — to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
• struggle — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
• travail — painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
• trial — German Der Prozess. a novel (1925) by Franz Kafka.
• trouble — to disturb the mental calm and contentment of; worry; distress; agitate.
• use — to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.
• utilisation — The act of using something.
• utilization — to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.