Effort and Motion

Effort

Effort noun - The active use of energy in producing a result.

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Motion and effort are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Motion" instead a noun "Effort".

Motion noun - The act or an instance of changing position.

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Effort and motion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effort" instead a noun "Motion".

human	human effort	human motion
physical	physical effort	physical motion
special	special effort	special motion
best	best effort	best motion
Other adjectives: actual, real, big, extreme, little, apparent, wasted.

It's pretty hard for a 3 year old child with the power to destroy anything nearby with minimal effort to NOT commit brutal murders and antagonize humanity, and set in motion the whole conflict.

Source: Manga / Elfen Lied
Taylor's power can sense any attempt to harm her, without any conscious effort on her part, and can if necessary reach days or even months back in time to set events in motion.

Source: Plot Armor
He's a Gadgeteer Genius who can create a perpetual motion machine without any real effort, among other amazing feats including bringing Dilbert Back from the Dead.

Source: Almighty Janitor

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Motion and Effort. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/effort/motion

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