diligent
/'dilidʤənt/
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Characterized by careful, persistent effort and hard work: Showing constant and earnest effort to accomplish a task or goal.
- Done with careful, steady attention: Performed with conscientious and thorough application.
Examples
- Adjective:
- She is a diligent student who always completes her homework on time.
- The team carried out a diligent review of all the documents.
- His diligent efforts were finally rewarded with success.
Advanced Usage
- "Diligent in": Showing careful effort in a specific area or task.
- He is diligent in his research, leaving no stone unturned.
- "Diligent about": Conscientious regarding a particular duty or habit.
- You must be diligent about checking the equipment for safety.
Variants and Related Words
- Diligence (n): The quality of being diligent; careful and persistent work or effort.
- Her success is a result of her diligence.
- Diligently (adv): In a manner that shows care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties.
- He worked diligently on the project for months.
Synonyms
- Industrious: Hard-working and diligent.
- Assiduous: Showing great care and perseverance.
- Conscientious: Wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly.
- Painstaking: Done with or employing great care and thoroughness.
Antonyms
- Lazy: Unwilling to work or use energy.
- Negligent: Failing to take proper care over something.
- Careless: Not giving sufficient attention or thought to avoiding harm or errors.
Related Phrases
- Due diligence: The comprehensive appraisal or investigation of a business or person prior to signing a contract.
- The lawyers performed their due diligence before the merger.
Adjective
- characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks
- a diligent detective investigates all clues
- a diligent search of the files
- quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness
- a diligent (or patient) worker
- with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business