Synonyms & related words for effortful

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Words related to effortful

Explore words related to effortful — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include effortfully, laborious, toilsome, arduous, toilsomely, backbreaking, moliminous, operose. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does effortful come from?

The word effortful breaks down into 3 roots of Latin and English origin: ef-, from Latin ex (“out”); fort, from Latin fortis (“strong”); and -ful, from English full (“full of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.