All exerted synonyms

verb exerted

• used — previously used or owned; secondhand: a used car.
• applied — An applied subject of study has a practical use, rather than being concerned only with theory.
• exercised — Simple past tense and past participle of exercise.
• employed — Give work to (someone) and pay them for it.
• wielded — to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating.
• strove — simple past tense of strive.
• dug — a simple past tense and past participle of dig1. and dig2 .
• endeavored — Simple past tense and past participle of endeavor.
• labored — of or relating to workers, their associations, or working conditions: labor reforms.
• plied — British Dialect. to bend, fold, or mold.
• pushed — to press upon or against (a thing) with force in order to move it away.
• strained — affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced: strained hospitality.
• struggled — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
• threw — a simple past tense of throw.
• toiled — hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
• worked — of, for, or concerning work: work clothes.