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Industrious

🔄 Synonyms of "Industrious"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
diligent	Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.
energeticnoun	Characterised by force or vigour; full of energy; lively, vigorous, furious.
enterprisingnoun	Very able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement.
hardworking	Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
tireless	Indefatigable, untiring and not yielding to fatigue
untiring	Not able to be tired; inexhaustible.
gumptious	(colloquial) Having gumption.
up-and-coming	(idiomatic) Emerging; aspiring; beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Industrious"

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Word	Definition
diligent	Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.
hardworking	Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.
enterprising	Very able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement.
gumptious	(colloquial) Having gumption.
energetic	Characterised by force or vigour; full of energy; lively, vigorous, furious.
up-and-coming	(idiomatic) Emerging; aspiring; beginning to attract attention or critical acclaim.
tireless	Indefatigable, untiring and not yielding to fatigue
untiring	Not able to be tired; inexhaustible.
diligencenoun	Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.
painstaking	Carefully attentive to details; studious; diligent in performing a process or procedure.
hard	(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
labouredverb	Expressive of strenuous effort.
laborious	Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.
arduous	Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.
cumbersome	Not easily managed or handled; awkward; clumsy.
time-consuming	Using significant amounts of time, especially in an unwanted and sometimes unwarranted manner.
busy	Crowded with business or activities; having a great deal going on.
hard-working	Alternative form of hardworking. [Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly.]
assiduous	Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious.
sedulous	Of a person: diligent in application or pursuit; constant and persevering in business or in endeavours to effect a goal; steadily industrious.