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industrious - 20 thesaurus results
Main Entry: industrious
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: hardworking
Synonyms: active, assiduous, burning, busy, conscientious, diligent, dynamic, eager, energetic, grind*, intent, involved, jumping, laborious, operose, perky*, persevering, persistent, productive, purposeful, sedulous, spirited, steady, tireless, zealous, ball of fire, in full swing, on the go, plugging, psyched up on
Antonyms: idle, inactive, indolent, lackadaisical, lazy, lethargic, slack, unemployed, unproductive
Main Entry: assiduous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: hard-working
Synonyms: active, attentive, busy, constant, diligent, eager beaver*, exacting, grinding, indefatigable, industrious, laborious, persevering, scrupulous, sedulous, steady, studious, unflagging, untiring, whiz, zealous, plugging
Antonyms: lazy, neglectful, negligent
Main Entry: businesslike
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: efficient, professional
Synonyms: accomplished, careful, concentrated, correct, diligent, direct, earnest, effective, enterprising, expeditious, hardworking, industrious, intent, matter-of-fact, methodical, orderly, organized, painstaking, practical, practiced, purposeful, regular, routine, sedulous, serious, skillful, systematic, thorough, disciplined, well-ordered, workaday
Antonyms: amateur, disorganized, inefficient, unprofessional, unbusinesslike
Main Entry: diligent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: persevering, hard-working
Synonyms: active, assiduous, attentive, busy, careful, conscientious, constant, eager, eager beaver*, earnest, grind*, indefatigable, industrious, laborious, occupied, operose, painstaking, persistent, pertinacious, sedulous, steadfast, studious, tireless, unflagging, unrelenting, untiring, persisting, plugging
Antonyms: inactive, indifferent, languid, lazy, lethargic, negligent
Main Entry: energetic
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: full of life; forceful
Synonyms: active, aggressive, animated, breezy, brisk, driving, dynamic, enterprising, forcible, fresh, hardy, high-powered, indefatigable, industrious, lively, lusty, peppy, potent, powerful, rugged, snappy, spirited, sprightly, spry, stalwart, strenuous, strong, sturdy, tireless, tough, unflagging, untiring, vigorous, vital, vivacious, zippy*, ball of fire, demoniac, kinetic, red-blooded*
Antonyms: idle, inactive, lazy, lethargic, lifeless, slow, sluggish, tired
Main Entry: engrossed
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: preoccupied; attentive to
Synonyms: absorbed, assiduous, busy, deep, diligent, engaged, fascinated, gone*, head over heels*, hooked, hung up, immersed, industrious, intent, into*, intrigued, lost, occupied, rapt, sedulous, all wound up, bugged, captivated, caught up, caught up in, consumed, enthralled, fiend for, gripped, heavily into, monopolized, really into, riveted, submerged, taken up with, tied up, turned on, up to here in, wrapped up
Antonyms: bored, disinterested, inattentive, oblivious, uncaring, uninterested, unoccupied, disenthralled, ignoring
Main Entry: enterprising
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: resourceful, energetic
Synonyms: active, adventurous, aggressive, alert, ambitious, aspiring, audacious, bold, busy, craving, daring, dashing, diligent, driving, eager, enthusiastic, go-ahead*, hardworking, hungry, hustling, industrious, intrepid, keen, lively, peppy, progressive, pushing, ready, snappy, spanking, spark plug, spirited, stirring, up-and-coming*, venturesome, vigorous, yearning, zealous, zippy*, advancing, coming on strong, go-go, gumptious, hard ball, itching, lusting, self-starting, take-over
Antonyms: inactive, passive, unimaginative, unadventurous, unambitious, unenthused, unresourceful
Main Entry: indefatigable
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: untiring
Synonyms: active, assiduous, bound and determined, determined, diligent, dogged, energetic, hell-bent*, industrious, inexhaustible, ironclad, painstaking, patient, persevering, persistent, pertinacious, relentless, sedulous, steadfast, strenuous, tireless, unfaltering, unflagging, unflinching, unwavering, vigorous, dead set on, nose to grindstone, stop at nothing, unremitting, unwearied, unwearying
Antonyms: fatigued, tired, weary
Main Entry: intent
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: determined, resolute
Synonyms: absorbed, alert, attentive, bent, bound, committed, concentrated, decided, decisive, deep, eager, earnest, engaged, engrossed, enthusiastic, firm, fixed, hell-bent*, immersed, industrious, intense, occupied, piercing, preoccupied, rapt, set, settled, steadfast, steady, watchful, watching, attending, concentrating, minding, resolved, riveted, wrapped up
Notes: intent implies a sustained unbroken commitment or purpose, while intention would imply an intermittent resolution or an initial aim or plan
Antonyms: distracted, irresolute
Main Entry: lively
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: energetic, active, busy
Synonyms: agile, alert, animate, animated, astir, blithe, bright, brisk, buoyant, cheerful, chipper*, complex, dashing, driving, effervescent, enjoyable, enterprising, entertaining, festive, frisky, frolicsome, gay, happy, industrious, involved, jocund, jumping, keen, merry, nimble, peppy*, perky, pert, provocative, quick, refreshing, rousing, snappy, sparkling, spirited, sprightly, spry, stimulating, stirring, vigorous, vivacious, zippy*, blithesome, bouncy, bustling, buzzing, chirpy, full of pep, go-go, hyper
Antonyms: apathetic, dispirited, inactive, lethargic, lifeless, sleepy
Main Entry: painstaking
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: meticulous, thorough
Synonyms: assiduous, by the numbers*, careful, conscientious, diligent, earnest, exact, exacting, finicky, fussy, heedful, industrious, particular, persevering, persnickety*, picky, punctilious, punctual, scrupulous, sedulous, stickler*, strenuous, thoroughgoing, by the book, conscionable, fussbudget, hard-working
Antonyms: careless, easy, half-baked, thoughtless, unmindful, half-done, unthorough
Main Entry: rousing
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: stirring
Synonyms: active, alert, animated, astir, bright, brisk, buoyant, busy, dashing, energetic, enthusiastic, frisky, industrious, jumping, lively, peppy*, perky, refreshing, snappy, spirited, spry, stimulating, vigorous, zippy*, bouncy, bustling, buzzing, chirpy, full of pep, hyper
Main Entry: sedulous
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: assiduous
Synonyms: active, busy, determined, diligent, industrious, laborious, persevering, tireless, hard-working, plugging
Main Entry: studious
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: scholarly, attentive
Synonyms: academic, assiduous, bookish*, bookworm*, busy, careful, contemplative, diligent, eager, earnest, industrious, intellectual, learned, lettered, meditative, reflective, sedulous, serious, thoughtful, well-informed, well-read, grubbing, hard-working
Antonyms: ignorant, inattentive, lazy, unscholarly
Main Entry: tireless
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: determined
Synonyms: active, eager, energetic, enthusiastic, grind, incessant, indefatigable, industrious, jumping, perky, persevering, resolute, steadfast, strenuous, unflagging, untiring, vigorous, ball of fire, hard-working, hyper, on the go, unwearied, unwearying
Antonyms: beat, tired, unenthusiastic, weary, worn out
Main Entry: ambitious
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: desiring success
Synonyms: aggressive, anxious, ardent, aspiring, avid, come on, designing, desirous, determined, driving, eager, eager beaver*, earnest, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, hopeful, hungry, industrious, inspired, intent, longing, purposeful, pushing, pushy*, resourceful, sharp, soaring, striving, thirsty, vaulting, zealous, ball of fire, bent upon, climbing, come on strong, fireball, get up and go, go-getter, goal-oriented, hard ball, high-reaching, power-loving, self-starting
Antonyms: content, fulfilled, satisfied, unassuming
Main Entry: busy
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: engaged, at work
Synonyms: active, already taken, assiduous, at it, buried, diligent, employed, engaged, engrossed, having a full plate, having enough on one's plate, having fish to fry, having many irons in the fire, hustling, in a meeting, in conference, in someone else's possession, in the field, in the laboratory, industrious, occupied, on assignment, on duty, on the go, overloaded, persevering, slaving, snowed, swamped, tied up, unavailable, up to one's ears, with a customer, working
Antonyms: idle, quiet, unbusy, unemployed, unengaged
Main Entry: earnest
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: very enthusiastic
Synonyms: ardent, busy, devoted, diligent, eager, fervent, fervid, heartfelt, impassioned, industrious, keen, passionate, purposeful, sedulous, sincere, urgent, vehement, warm, wholehearted, zealous, perseverant
Antonyms: flippant, unconcerned, unenthusiastic, unpassionate, unpurposeful, unthoughtful
Main Entry: active
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: very involved in activity
Synonyms: aggressive, agile, alert, alive, animated, assiduous, bold, brisk, busy, chipper, daring, dashing, determined, dexterous, diligent, dynamic, eager, energetic, engaged, enterprising, enthusiastic, eventful, forceful, forcible, fresh, frisky, high-spirited, industrious, intense, inventive, jumping, keen, lively, nimble, perky, persevering, purposeful, pushing, quick, rapid, ready, resolute, sharp, sprightly, spry, whiz*, zealous, bustling, enlivened, fireball, hard-working, hyper, on the move
Antonyms: disinterested, idle, indifferent, lazy, quiescent, quiet
Main Entry: ambitious
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: requiring great effort, ability
Synonyms: arduous, bold, demanding, difficult, elaborate, energetic, exacting, formidable, grandiose, hard, impressive, industrious, lofty, pretentious, severe, strenuous, visionary, challenging
Antonyms: easy, facile
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