Synonyms & related words for exertion

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of exertion — including effort, exercising, toil, endeavor, pains, striving. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to exertion

Explore words related to exertion — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include inexertion, overexertion, exercitation, strenuous, sweat, travail, strenuousness, fatigable. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for exertion

Common synonyms for exertion include effort, exercising, toil, endeavor, pains, striving, assiduousness, sedulity — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does exertion come from?

The word exertion breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: ex-, from Latin ex (“out, forth”); and -ert, from Latin sero (“join, put”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.