ASSIDUOUSNESS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

assiduousness

noun

Definition of assiduousness

as in diligence

attentive and persistent effort with painstaking assiduousness investigators finally cracked the case of the stolen works of art

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Noun

Prioritize the items that would surface in diligence, an audit or a dispute.

— Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Taaffe’s diligence, intelligence, understanding of the position (beyond his years) and detailed preparation have earned him the trust of coach Jeff Hafley.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of diligence

Noun

While the Queen Mother was very fond of this Queen Victoria tiara and wore it with relative assiduity, her daughter only wore it once in public, on an official trip to Malta in November 2005.

— Ana Serrano, Glamour, 7 Dec. 2025
These indestructible treasures have always been buried in matter, awaiting the invention of scanning electron microscopes and scientists with enough assiduity to spend decades on end peering into their atomic eyes.

— Virginia Heffernan, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2023

Definition of assiduity

Noun

The strikes marked a sharp escalation in fighting between the two South Asian countries and risked further complicating international efforts to ease tensions between Islamabad and Kabul.

— MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Faxon contends that the documents were necessary to argue against the state’s effort to dismiss the claim.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of effort

Noun

Bringing domain controllers online before validating their integrity can restore the attacker’s persistence along with them.

— Robert Bobel, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
An attacker gains initial access, establishes persistence, escalates privileges, moves laterally and eventually achieves an objective such as data theft or disruption.

— Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of persistence

Noun

America has seen in semiconductors, 5G, and other strategic industries that restrictions alone cannot permanently stall China’s ambitions.

— Patrick McHenry, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
That’s why the market is flooded with a huge array of organizers, bags and packs, known in the industry as 'everyday carry' (EDC) gear.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

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