diligent[adjective]Synonyms: hard-working, assiduous, attentive, careful, conscientious, industrious, painstaking, persistent, studious, tireless
Antonyms: dilatory
Contrasted words: deliberate, laggard, leisurely, slow, desultory
Related Words: persevering,
persistent,
persisting,
unflagging [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
dil‧i‧gent /ˈdɪlədʒ
ənt, ˈdɪlɪdʒ
ənt/
adjective[
Date: 1300-1400;
Language: French;
Origin: Latin, present participle of diligere 'to put high value on, love']
someone who is diligent works hard and is careful and thorough:
a diligent student—diligently adverb:
They worked diligently all morning.—diligence noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲