Effort and Ease

Effort

Effort noun - The active use of energy in producing a result.
Usage example: the finished parade float was well worth the effort

Ease is an antonym for effort.

Ease

Ease noun - Reduction of or freedom from pain.

Effort is an antonym for ease in topics: facility, peace.

Nearby Words: easy, eased, easing, easeful, easiness

How words are described

high high effort high ease
particular particular effort particular ease
considerable considerable effort considerable ease
sheer sheer effort sheer ease
Other adjectives: extreme, great, apparent, tremendous, maximum, international.
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