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Synonyms for exerting oneself
verb try, make effort

pursue
tackle
seek
solicit
undertake
essay
aim
attack

experiment
venture
push
endeavor
strive
take on
do level best
exert oneself

give a fling
give a whirl
give best shot
give it a go
give it a try
give old college try
go the limit
have a crack

have a go at
make a run at
shoot the works
take a stab at
take best shot
try one’s hand at

Antonyms for exerting oneself

forget
neglect

be lazy
be idle

Synonyms
verb take the trouble

try
worry about
be concerned about

concern oneself
exert oneself
fuss over

make a fuss about
make an effort
put oneself out

take pains
go out of one’s way

Antonyms

aid
ignore

help
please

neglect

Synonyms
verb work very hard

address
bend
give
knuckle down
pitch in
throw
turn

apply oneself
attend to
concentrate on
dedicate oneself to
devote oneself to
exert oneself
get serious

give oneself over to
keep close to
launch into
occupy oneself with
plunge into
set to
swing into action

take the bull by the horns
keep one’s mind on
put one’s hand to the plow
put one’s nose to the grindstone

Antonyms

ignore

be lazy

relax

Synonyms
verb oppose action, belief

force
combat
support
maintain
resist
continue
oppose
argue
withstand
traverse
bicker
wrangle
hassle

further
row
wage
uphold
contest
conduct
dispute
persevere
prosecute
squabble
travail
defy
persist

effect
struggle
strive
buck
repel
endure
buckle down
carry on
fall out
lay into
take on
engage in
exert oneself

hammer away
light into
make a stand against
push forward
put up an argument
spare no effort
stand up to
take pains
tangle with
toil on

Antonyms

surrender
ignore
comply
give in
concur
cease
uphold

let go
agree
neglect
yield
halt
stop
give up

leave
idle
quit
forget
make peace
believe

Synonyms
verb take a risk

bet the farm
bet the ranch
exert oneself

go all out
go for broke
pull out all the stops

shoot the works
use every muscle
put one’s heart and soul into it

Synonyms
verb work very hard

toil
tend
sweat
strive
travail

plod
drive
grind
strain
struggle

drudge
slave
endeavor
cultivate
bear down

exert oneself
plug away
pour it on
work oneself to the bone

Antonyms

ignore
laze
neglect

idle
rest
be lazy

relax

Synonyms
verb labor, work

cope
try
toil
tackle
seek
strive
plug
assay
offer

scratch
dig
slave
grind
strain
hassle
sweat
undertake
attempt

endeavor
hustle
take on
bend over backwards
exert oneself
give the old college try
go all out
make every effort
plug away

take a crack
take a stab
work like a dog
break one’s back
break one’s neck
give it one’s best shot
have one’s nose to grindstone
try one’s hardest

Antonyms

withhold
laze
ignore
procrastinate

surrender
idle
neglect
forget

be lazy
rest
yield

Synonyms
verb attempt

attack
work
seek
struggle
essay
contend
risk
contest
wrangle
propose
undertake

labor
aim
aspire
compete
venture
tackle
endeavor
speculate
strive
bear down
go for

chip away at
drive for
exert oneself
go after
go all out
have a crack
have a go
have a shot
have a stab
have a whack
knock oneself out

lift a finger
make a bid
make a pass at
make an attempt
make an effort
put oneself out
shoot for
vie for
do one’s best

Antonyms

surrender
laze
give in
abstain
ignore

delight
idle
rest
forget
neglect

give up
agree
please
be idle

Synonyms
verb labor

strive
travail
strain
work
drive
grind

plod
sweat
struggle
back
drudge
toil

slave
endeavor
tend
cultivate
tug
bear down

fag
exert oneself
plug away
pour it on
work oneself to the bone

Antonyms

laze
destroy
dissuade

ignore
idle
rest

discourage
be lazy
neglect