Antonyms for exertion
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ig-zur-shuhn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪgˈzɜr ʃən |
Definition of exertion
Origin :- 1660s, "act of exerting," from exert + -ion. Meaning "vigorous action or effort" is from 1777.
- noun hard work
- He turned faint after the least exertion and had to leave off going to Mr. Hichens.
- Extract from : « Life and Death of Harriett Frean » by May Sinclair
- Belinda's prudence seemed to increase with the necessity for its exertion.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- The violence of the exertion cast the young Mohican at his side.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- You may readily trust, my dear Sir, that any exertion in my power is heartily at your service.
- Extract from : « The Letters of Robert Burns » by Robert Burns
- She was weary—weary from exertion and disappointment and foreboding.
- Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh
- They think what they have much larger than it really is; and they make no exertion.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- The people knew the necessity for exertion, and they worked accordingly.
- Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Nor does what they utter, so much seem to be singing as the voice and exertion of valour.
- Extract from : « Tacitus on Germany » by Tacitus
- We cannot by any effort of thought or exertion of faith be in and out of our own minds at the same instant.
- Extract from : « Parmenides » by Plato
- He said he was afraid that the exertion and exposure might have affected the Captain's brain.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
Synonyms for exertion
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