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EFFORT Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word effort. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For EFFORT

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
apathy

noun

n

noun

• an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

• the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally

carelessness

noun

n

noun

• the quality of not being careful or taking pains

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

ease

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort

• a freedom from financial difficulty that promotes a comfortable state

• the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress)

• freedom from constraint or embarrassment

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

verb

• move gently or carefully

• lessen pain or discomfort; alleviate

• make easier

• lessen the intensity of or calm

idleness

noun

n

noun

• having no employment

• the quality of lacking substance or value

• the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work

inactivity

noun

n

noun

• the state of being inactive

• a disposition to remain inactive or inert

• being inactive; being less active

indifference

noun

n

noun

• unbiased impartial unconcern

• apathy demonstrated by an absence of emotional reactions

• the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally

• the trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a casual lack of concern

laziness

noun

n

noun

• inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

• relaxed and easy activity

• apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

negligence

noun

n

noun

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

• the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

relaxation

noun

n

noun

• (physiology) the gradual lengthening of inactive muscle or muscle fibers

• (physics) the exponential return of a system to equilibrium after a disturbance

• a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry

• an occurrence of control or strength weakening

• freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility)

• a method of solving simultaneous equations by guessing a solution and then reducing the errors that result by successive approximations until all the errors are less than some specified amount

• the act of making less strict

simplicity

noun

n

noun

• the quality of being simple or uncompounded

• a lack of penetration or subtlety

• absence of affectation or pretense

• freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort

• lack of ornamentation

Alternatives for APATHY

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Alternatives for CARELESSNESS

Words (5)

Alternatives for EASE

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Phrases (3)

Alternatives for IDLENESS

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Alternatives for INACTIVITY

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Alternatives for INDIFFERENCE

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Alternatives for LAZINESS

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Alternatives for NEGLIGENCE

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