All diligent synonyms
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D d adj diligent
- industrious — working energetically and devotedly; hard-working; diligent: an industrious person.
- attentive — If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done.
- earnest — serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous: an earnest worker.
- indefatigable — incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring.
- persistent — persistence
- assiduous — Someone who is assiduous works hard or does things very thoroughly.
- studious — disposed or given to diligent study: a studious boy.
- painstaking — taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: a painstaking craftsman; painstaking research.
- eager — keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing.
- conscientious — Someone who is conscientious is very careful to do their work properly.
- active — Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things.
- careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
- tireless — untiring; indefatigable: a tireless worker.
- untiring — tireless, indefatigable
- persisting — to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.: to persist in working for world peace; to persist in unpopular political activities.
- plugging — a piece of wood or other material used to stop up a hole or aperture, to fill a gap, or to act as a wedge.
- busy — A busy time is a period of time during which you have a lot of things to do.
- constant — You use constant to describe something that happens all the time or is always there.
- eager beaver — a person who is excessively diligent or overly zealous.
- grind — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- laborious — requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- occupied — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
- operose — industrious, as a person.
- pertinacious — holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.
- sedulous — diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous.
- steadfast — fixed in direction; steadily directed: a steadfast gaze.
- unflagging — tireless
- unrelenting — not relenting; not yielding or swerving in determination or resolution, as of or from opinions, convictions, ambitions, ideals, etc.; inflexible: an unrelenting opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment.
adjective diligent
- meticulous — taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough: a meticulous craftsman; meticulous personal appearance.
- thorough — executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.
- hard-working — industrious; zealous: a hardworking family man.
- persevering — displaying perseverance; resolutely persistent; steadfast: a persevering student.