essay

[es-ey, es-ey, e-sey, e-sey] / ˈɛs eɪ, ˈɛs eɪ, ɛˈseɪ, ɛˈseɪ /

NOUN

written discourse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

article discussion dissertation manuscript paper piece study thesis treatise

STRONG

composition disquisition explication exposition theme tract

Antonyms

WEAK

idleness pass

NOUN

try, attempt

Synonyms

STRONG

aim bid effort endeavor exertion experiment hassle labor shot striving struggle test toil travail trial tryout undertaking venture whack work

WEAK

dry run one's all one's level best try on

Antonyms

STRONG

entertainment fun idleness laziness pastime peace

WEAK

pass

VERB

try, attempt

Synonyms

STRONG

aim assay endeavor labor offer seek strive struggle test toil travail undertake venture work

WEAK

have a crack have a go have a shot have at it make a run at put to the test take a stab at take a whack at take on try out

Antonyms

STRONG

forget idle laze neglect relax rest

WEAK

be idle pass

Example Sentences

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I asked Claude to write a parody of a college essay comparing Joyce and Homer and it included 47 instances of hedging.

From The Wall Street Journal

All the extra hours studying, the extra time in the simulation rooms, the extra books and essays I’d read on every obscure historical event known to man didn’t matter.

From Literature

AI presents a “serious civilizational challenge” that could cause “mass unemployment” and inequality, he wrote in a January essay.

From The Wall Street Journal

Consider this passage from a recent New York Review essay by former Obama national security official Ben Rhodes.

From Salon

The 7,200-word essay from the independent research firm helped spark a selloff in software stocks that wiped out $200 billion in market value.

From MarketWatch

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