Industrious Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Industrious

hard-working
Tending to work with ardour
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assiduous
Diligent; persevering
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diligent
The definition of diligent is hard working and done with painstaking effort.
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ambitious
Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition; showy; aspiring.
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eager
Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement.
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energetic
Of or relating to energy.
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dynamic
Energetic; vigorous; forceful
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operose
Industrious; diligent.
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persevering
Tending to persevere.
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enterprising
Showing enterprise; full of energy and initiative; willing to undertake new projects
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painstaking
(Usage Problem) Attended by difficulties; arduous.
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persistent
(Computing) About some data or data structures: existing after the execution of the program. Remaining in existence past the lifetime of the program that creates it.
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productive
Marked by abundant production or effective results
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sedulous
Diligent in application or pursuit; constant, steady, and persevering in business or in endeavors to effect an object; steadily industrious; assiduous.
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zealous
The definition of zealous is having passionate energy for a belief or purpose.
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hardworking
The definition of hardworking is a term used to describe a person or thing that is diligent or zealous at completing a task.
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laborious
(Archaic) Industrious; hardworking
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studious
Giving or evincing careful regard; heedful:
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tireless
Characteristic of a tireless person; continuing, persistent, etc.
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untiring
Not able to be tired; inexhaustible.
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gumptious
working hard to promote an enterprise
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up-and-coming
Showing signs of advancement and ambitious development:
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Antonyms for Industrious

inactive
Not affecting the plane of polarized light: said of some isomers of certain optically active crystalline substances
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lazy
The definition of lazy is slow or sluggish behavior.
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slack
Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended.
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indolent
Inactive or slowly developing
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lackadaisical
The definition of lackadaisical is someone lacking spirit or interest.
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unemployed
Not being used; idle.
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unproductive
(Economics) Adding nothing to exchangeable value.
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Words Related to Industrious

active
Being in physical motion:
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busy
Engaged in another activity or by someone else.
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hardwork
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industrious
The definition of industrious is someone who is hardworking, dedicated and a problem solver.
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amiable
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Industrious Sentence Examples

  • He said she was very industrious and happy.

  • His clear mind and industrious habits drew him to questions of finance.

  • They have the reputation of being neither industrious nor intelligent.

  • Hardy, simple and industrious, fond of music, kind-hearted, and with a strangely artistic taste in dress, these people possess in a wonderful degree the secret of cheerful contentment.

  • The colonists whom he settled upon his grant (1630) were industrious, and "Beverwyck" became increasingly prosperous.

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