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noun as in written discourse
Strongest matches
- dissertation
Strong matches
- composition
- disquisition
- explication
noun as in try, attempt
- undertaking
Weak matches
- one's all
- one's level best
verb as in try, attempt
- have a crack
- have a shot
- make a run at
- put to the test
- take a stab at
- take a whack at
Example Sentences
In 1968, Hardin wrote his essay “The Tragedy of the Commons,” which warned that population growth will outpace the gains of conservation as people overuse the planet’s resources.
In fact, I’m writing this with my eyes closed just in case I veer into a Why We’re Doomed essay.
I’m often paid very little for the work that takes the most out of me: my personal essays.
James Fallows makes that case in a pre-election essay in Wired, where he argues that California’s role as a force for good and innovation will continue despite the election results or even our own misgivings.
The Combahee River Collective Statement of 1977, several of whose contributors would also have their essays and other writing featured in “This Bridge Called My Back,” offered this still much-needed intervention:
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Words related to essay are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word essay . Browse related words to learn more about word associations.
verb as in point or direct at a goal
- concentrate
- contemplate
- set one's sights on
noun as in piece of writing
- think piece
verb as in try, make effort
- do level best
- exert oneself
- give a fling
- give a whirl
- give best shot
- give it a go
- give it a try
- give old college try
- go the limit
- have a go at
- shoot the works
- take best shot
- try one's hand at
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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