effortless
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Synonyms & Antonyms for effortless
Synonyms
cheap, downhill, easy, facile, fluent, fluid, hands-down, light, painless, ready, royal, simple, smooth, snap, soft
Antonyms
arduous, demanding, difficult, exacting, formidable, grueling (or gruelling), hard, herculean, killer, labored, laborious, murderous, rough, severe, stiff, strenuous, toilful, toilsome, tough
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Tens of millions of Americans watched all of that writing and directing and acting, all of that seemingly effortless effort, for all 10 of its years. — Wesley Morris, New York Times, "‘Friends’ Is Turning 25. Here’s Why We Can’t Stop Watching it.," 5 Sep. 2019 All season, there was no doubt about the Clippers’ dream free agency scenario — the one in which both Kawhi Leonard, the NBA’s best two-way player, and Kevin Durant, its most effortless scorer, agreed to join forces in red and blue. — Andrew Greif, latimes.com, "Kawhi Leonard, Kevin Durant in free-agency mix for Clippers," 29 June 2019 Here, the often-competing impulses of the individual and the community, the natural and the human-made, co-exist in seemingly effortless harmony. — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, "'The Power of Preservation': Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin on why historic preservation matters in Wilmette," 3 June 2019 The overall look seemed to convey one fashion message: with the right styling, this high-performance, tricky-to-pull-off trend can actually read totally effortless. — Vogue, "Emily Ratajkowski Puts Her Trademark Spin on These Trending Sunglasses," 26 May 2019 Her finals match against Daria Kasatkina was nearly as effortless. — Kevin Nguyen, GQ, "Naomi Osaka Is the Coolest Thing in Tennis," 24 May 2018 Thanks to Walmart, back-to-school shopping has become pretty much effortless. — CNN Underscored, "This popular kid's clothing brand just launched at Walmart and is perfect for back-to-school," 13 Aug. 2019 The star has frequently rocked protective hair styles over the years, looking effortless in everything from box braids to wigs and weaves. — Cydney Henderson, USA TODAY, "Beyoncé flaunts 'au naturale' hair growth in annoyingly cute video with mom Tina Lawson," 27 June 2019 Georgia Tiered Babydoll Tunic This simple tunic is light and effortless and will work with summer wardrobe. — Samantha Gordon, USA TODAY, "The 22 best things to buy at the massive one-day Anthropologie sale," 19 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'effortless.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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