Exert and Footle

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Exert verb - To bring to bear especially forcefully or effectively.

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Footle is an antonym for exert.

Nearby Words: exertion, exerting

Footle verb - To spend time doing nothing.

Usage example: spent the morning footling about while others were working

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Exert is an antonym for footle.

Nearby Word: footling

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Footle and Exert. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/exert/footle

Exert & Footle. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/exert/footle>.

Footle or Exert. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/exert/footle.

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