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unindustrious

unindustrious

7.2
Not working hard and often lazy
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnɪnˈdʌstriəs/
translation icon : perezoso
  • A team cannot succeed if its members are unindustrious and unmotivated.

Examples

  • Her unindustrious habits made it difficult for her to keep up with her studies.

  • The manager noticed that the new employee was rather unindustrious compared to his colleagues.

  • His unindustrious attitude towards work is concerning.

  • Don't be so unindustrious during your studies!

  • Despite his talent, he remained unindustrious and rarely completed his assignments on time.

  • The manager was concerned about the unindustrious employees who showed little interest in their work.

  • Her unindustrious attitude towards studying led to poor grades in school.

Synonyms

unmotivated
vsunindustrious
8 4.4

Not feeling interest or energy to do something

is about lacking steady diligence and effort rather than only missing drive
lackadaisical
vsunindustrious
5 8.6

Showing little energy or interest and doing things slowly and carelessly

is about missing diligence and steady effort rather than casual carelessness
shiftless
vsunindustrious
  • Offensive
5 8.4

A person who is lazy and unwilling to work or try

focuses on missing diligence and effort rather than broad absence of ambition
nondiligent
vsunindustrious
7.2

Not giving enough care or effort when doing tasks

is the same meaning but uses a more general phrasing
otiose
vsunindustrious
  • Literature
9.9

Unwilling to work or help

is about lacking steady care and diligence rather than mere unwillingness
faineant
vsunindustrious
  • Archaic
9.9

Not willing to work or make effort

is more common and describes lacking diligence rather than rare wording

Antonyms

17 3.3

Working hard and carefully to complete tasks

How Industrious

industrious
17 3.3
unindustrious
7.2
lazy
355 1.0
idle
57 2.8

Surface Forms

unindustrious positive

Morphology

unindustrious = industrious (transparent) = un + industry + ous

The adjective 'industrious' is historically derived from 'industry' but the sense 'hardworking' is a semantic shift from 'industry' (manufacturing), so the relation is not fully transparent to all learners.

Etymology

Unindustrious breaks into un- 'not' and industry, the same root in industrious that means 'hard work'. So unindustrious describes a person who 'does not' do hard work and is not hardworking.