essays

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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Essays were to be coded as “positive” if they focused on a positive event, such as the American victory over Nazi Germany, and “neutral” if they provided a mixed picture.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Lawrence A. Cunningham is the director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware and author of many books on Berkshire Hathaway, including “The Essays of Warren Buffett.”

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

In her book “Love’s Labor: Essays on Women, Equality, and Dependency,” the philosopher Eva Feder Kittay describes this as the inherent injustice of care work.

From Salon • Jul. 29, 2025

Years later, those themes all coalesced into Soriano’s collection “Nervous: Essays on Heritage and Healing.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2023

Essays impersonating an autobiography; six chapters of sad, fuguelike repetition.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez