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over backward lackadaisical spasm fruition squander blow bend over backwards gee wallop spearhead project squirrel cage headwork putter stamina difficulty tried overstrain mint life throw apply hands down strain every nerve shot trying thrust careful stress quest sit back abortive pickup fartlek confident tender–minded uplift intoxicate take the trouble pursuit snap war active single-handed elaborate casual rack extract progeny thin blood, sweat, and tears cost hammer remit dogged accomplish jump with a vengeance bang half-arse graft harvest bear down sweat blood tear severe painful sweet hopeful hopeless chipper dim gift guarded Camelot go the extra mile undemanding give sloth heaves studious do go out of one's way heaving focus hard-won elated pie careless stroll furiously all–out take the time conscientious soar full–court press cart slack save emulation avail pool overdrive bit breathless pursue gravy unrelenting pull out all the stops rallying velleity knock lift a finger dig drum up ingratiate bend bore siege wind spoil art breath pick out phone sth in hoick monumental break heft gain stroke pingle canvass strife token morale positive impregnate object expenditure reel off driven time invest rustle snatch fighting chance extend climb relief hope springs eternal (in the human breast) recompense rush hopemonger cautious groundless Gay Nineties Pollyanna roaring starry-eyed industry one-handed last-ditch go-go-go flog a dead horse buckle to verity centervelic bust a gut listless beef whale reinvent the wheel smarten up your act desultory perseverance serious a (or one) hundred per cent canter take it easy stop labouringly in (or at) a canter water haul welly buckle come on spatchcock platter travel team play hardly effortful care lacklustre secure hard–won joint eye at (full) strain contention stopped stopping eyed hands-down mightily lackluster full–bore immersion power-assisted botheration stick bald engrossment not lift a finger go for the doctor stiff intensely energetic strenuously thinly grasp seek hassle barefaced offer stint spirt zeal fatigue force oneself concentration jaded throes assay testing Carter absorption put out can-do idealism convenient like fury flatstick full bore anaemic facility blitzkrieg pious trade tirelessly Europhoria roaring twenties artless furious wan a long way to go balls to the wall conative front perfunctory with might and main diffuse devise gutter tough lash-up simplicity realization workmanship strode extend oneself one's level best sloppy efficiency hard work force (something) down kick someone in the pants (or up the backside) long haul not lift/raise a finger sprauchle scrupulously yoke job objective go for broke endeavorer a kick in the pants (or up the backside) (at) full steam hard at work like hell snow job together with every fiber of one's being gird operoseness toilet doss buy butchery action exigency sewer letup short cut go to the trouble to do something flog carve something out DOS does capture give up brainchild demand at full stretch coordination pull/get your finger out pitch cooperation lay oneself out to do something hang expense inexertion outlay labour-saving jam break one's back like mad low-maintenance done make suasion stride strove mental note slacker tireless solid brash machinate prepare instant goodwill in/at one fell swoop first luctation affair barren carve empty-handed bang away dead set brainwork joint product double stifle idly nerve waltz unstrained rebound scrupulous mating game slipshod shortcut go one better turn out flat flats flatter did exert one self listen score pessimistic improbable punishing rhathymia traipse corollary rearguard action operose discouraged congenital trudge pretext collaborate overshot result trip supererogation unvarnished enterprise directional hell for leather make a fast buck procurement wrought drove take your foot off the pedal smart pretension pay on one's mettle drift be hard/tough to beat distance call up scrape conspiration channel run something off dash sth off save someone the trouble (or bother) rack (or wrack) one's brains (or brain) get by go to any length(s) keep going taking reward pull one's socks up meal reel something off reel put sth in/into sth intention niggle gun for something put in something overreach plow sag put in neck bent backward catch bite one's tongue bandwagon make a quick buck crack submerge yourself in sth tank unlaboring work at earn reach out diligently hit spin yo leave no stone unturned laboring oar last–ditch strict earnest found finding flash in the pan put your heart into something garner intensively horse give it the old college try put your heart and soul into sth lilty go to extreme/great lengths goal economize scare first fruit gun for someone mind/watch your manners take taken put something into something psychokinesis took toughness onerous dedicated traffic inquiry manhandle incentive payoff nonproliferation ramp up town shoulder to shoulder toss something off unbidden level utmost self-made latent strabismus painsworthy pretense philanthropy spin your wheels regroup rubbing summon to the death slide work on leave hard at it bear unraked aggressive laboriously give of one's time lever cultivate full–out heave-ho flat–out faint extraction freedom dug be gunning for sth cruise control go to/take great pains at a push hard-earned automatic backwards conquest break sweat product molimen hammer away at sth persistence formulate bestir busy doing something achievable flat out attainment avant-gardism snap out of it sophomore redirect stretch half-hearted pains toss jockey make out not worth the candle overcome contest sniff out something take some beating cylinder wholehearted gag mockery marathon logrolling detrition cooperative influence go for uneconomical reclaim worst drum finicky heavily fight back gun hardbought have a blitz on fool's errand gee sb up cover-up feather merchant business sales drive letdown natural on a plate on a (silver) platter polish realize put some muscle into half-arsed work/laugh/run etc your socks off claw finger follow up forbear heat digs collected front up epic elucubrate crank sth out licence to print money give of oneself go all out knock something off extra faff head hand hard-working kill fold put sth in/put sth into sth undaunted loud achievement acquaint yourself with something can't be bothered (to do something) bends do something for all you’re worth firing on all cylinders exert yourself heavy lifting give it some wellie dedicate concurrence conscious build yo–ho brute efficient tour de force try for dint fetch friction heart plain wasteful vanity sabotage toilless raid throttle touch mile repay sb's effort, time, attention, etc. challenge better ease off engage with avoid bust cowboy up greycation generous little money for old rope one-up dab bear fruit specialize work your fingers to the bone fitness cover–up easiness put up untiring confederation cerebral cart away something/someone thought get consciousness-raising frump tension crusader do/try your utmost lift a finger (or hand) like a ripe plum (or ripe plums) go through the motions hand's turn invent economy drive contribute a long pull house–proud aim dialogue eke out something feminism doubly fighter eke mechanical advantage hang onto something inertia half the battle osmosis pay dirt pep talk pry raise your game ruling passion up snap out of prize bend (or fall or lean) over backwards subdue spoon-feed spur pat spare spin control spivery soft snap whitewash work in worth it earnestly eliminate flight dragger check fling put into put one's back into scissors–and–paste white-collar crank discouragement sit on one's hands slack off sit by skimp ascertain housecleaning surge breakdown

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Words For "effort optimism"

As you've probably noticed, words for "effort optimism" are listed above. According to the algorithm that drives this word similarity engine, the top 5 related words for "effort optimism" are: heave, hard, struggle, try, and trouble. There are 926 other words that are related to or similar to effort optimism listed above. Hopefully the generated list of words for "effort optimism" above suit your needs. If not, you might want to check out Related Words - another project of mine which uses a different technique (not though that it works best with single words, not phrases).

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The way Reverse Dictionary works is pretty simple. It simply looks through tonnes of dictionary definitions and grabs the ones that most closely match your search query. For example, if you type something like "longing for a time in the past", then the engine will return "nostalgia". The engine has indexed several million definitions so far, and at this stage it's starting to give consistently good results (though it may return weird results sometimes). It acts a lot like a thesaurus except that it allows you to search with a definition, rather than a single word. So in a sense, this tool is a "search engine for words", or a sentence to word converter.

I made this tool after working on Related Words which is a very similar tool, except it uses a bunch of algorithms and multiple databases to find similar words to a search query. That project is closer to a thesaurus in the sense that it returns synonyms for a word (or short phrase) query, but it also returns many broadly related words that aren't included in thesauri. So this project, Reverse Dictionary, is meant to go hand-in-hand with Related Words to act as a word-finding and brainstorming toolset. For those interested, I also developed Describing Words which helps you find adjectives and interesting descriptors for things (e.g. waves, sunsets, trees, etc.).

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