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assiduous

assiduous

3 8.2
Being careful and hardworking, showing steady effort over time
  • adjective
  • /əˈsɪdʒuəs/
translation icon : asiduo
  • The students were assiduous in their studies, always completing their assignments on time.
  • assiduous effort

Strong for the battle with meanings, and quick to the governance of words, and assiduous and praising the name of God for all time.

Examples

  • A few years later, Long was equally assiduous in trying to retrieve the squandered assets of black people from the fraudulently mismanaged Freedman's Bank.

    Academic text (2011)

  • And I pay tribute to my honourable friend who has been assiduous in her work to support her local community to do the right thing.

  • But Irene Ward was not just an assiduous constituency MP.

  • Exaggerated financial rewards go to those at the top, who often stay there by engaging in assiduous self-promotion.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The young soldiers, Gillian Perholt observed, listened intently and took assiduous notes.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • Philibert Commerson, the botanist cum zoologist, was equally assiduous in his work.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Almost mystically, Bates locates individual pictures without the aid of any apparent reference system and, through assiduous effort, combines them to compose narratives not previously discovered, stories not yet told.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Her assiduous efforts in organizing the charity event paid off when they raised a significant amount of money.

  • He is known for his assiduous approach to his projects, ensuring every detail is meticulously addressed.

Synonyms

hardworking
vsassiduous
78 1.1

Putting a lot of effort into work or study

adds greater emphasis on careful attention and thoroughness
meticulous
vsassiduous
58 8.6

Being very careful about small details

is broader, adding sustained effort and general carefulness beyond detail
conscientious
vsassiduous
49 5.9

Careful and serious about doing work the right way

focuses more on careful attention and continued effort than motive
diligent
vsassiduous
37 3.6

To work carefully and try hard to finish tasks

adds a sense of careful attention alongside that steady persistence
tireless
vsassiduous
29 3.8

Has a lot of energy and keeps working without stopping

centres more on careful attention and diligent effort rather than stamina
industrious
vsassiduous
17 3.3

Working hard and carefully to complete tasks

includes that hard work but highlights careful attention too
sedulous
vsassiduous
  • Formal
1 8.9

Working carefully and steadily with a lot of effort

stresses careful attention as well as ongoing persistent effort

Antonyms

lazy
355 1.0

Not willing to work or make an effort

negligent
58 5.3

Not taking proper care and causing harm or risk

How Diligent

hardworking
78 1.1
assiduous
3 8.2
careless
14 1.0
negligent
58 5.3

Surface Forms

assiduous positive
assiduously positive

Etymology

Assiduous comes from a Latin word made of ad- 'toward' and sedere 'to sit', which meant 'to sit near' or stay in one place. So, someone who is assiduous 'sits at' their work with steady care and does not give up.