Effort and Shift

Effort

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

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

Shift noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.

Usage example: desperate shifts to stave off financial disaster

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Effort and shift are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Effort" instead a noun "Shift".

Nearby Words: shifting, shifted, shifty, shiftiness, shifter

conscious	conscious effort	conscious shift
obvious	obvious effort	obvious shift
actual	actual effort	actual shift
entire	entire effort	entire shift
Other adjectives: real, constant, massive, big, extreme, huge, deliberate, major, final, extra, significant, next, last.

Voluntary Shapeshifting: During the Blight, Amell makes a serious effort to learn how to shift shapes, apparently so that he could pursue the dragon in flight.

Source: Fan Fic / Accursed Ones
A pronounced shift occurs between the original Buffy the Vampire Slayer film, a parody of vampire horror flicks, and the subsequent TV series which, though it had its share of witty banter, was from the start a much darker and more dramatic effort with strong tragic elements.

Source: Genre Shift / Live-Action Films
Thus, Ethan "started to put more effort into the art without slowing down." Art Shift: The entire "Revenge On Rainbow Girl" chapter is drawn in a different style than anything else.

Source: Webcomic / Axe Cop

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Shift and Effort. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/effort/shift

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