INDUSTRIOUSLY Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

industriously

adverb

Definition of industriously

as in diligently

with great effort or determination worked industriously to complete the project ahead of schedule

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as in actively

in a manner involving great or constant activity she's been industriously putting together the plans for the charity ball

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Stand out by being fast when others are slow, following up diligently after meetings, and demonstrating initiative.

— Jason Walker PsyD, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Just be sure to diligently shop around for accounts before making a decision, as even minor interest rate differences among banks can add up to substantial earnings differences over time.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 11 June 2026

Definition of diligently

Adverb

Taking a massive bite outta Meta’s bottom line, state attorneys general like California’s Rob Bonta (hello David Ellison, see you soon) and his colleagues in Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey allege the Zuckerberg outfit actively misleads consumers.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 July 2026
Building that culture starts with mission, vision, and values that leadership doesn’t just articulate but actively lives, setting the standard for the entire organization.

— Gary Zammit, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of actively

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The lower mowing ranges are commonly used for recreational turf areas that are more intensively managed.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
One big concern is that screens are intensively stimulating for young people because they are held up close and engage young viewers with things such as fast cuts and colors.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 4 June 2026

Definition of intensively

Adverb

Thoughts, memories and reactions can surface quickly, and listening intently will be easier said than done.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
At the same time, Miles starts to notice a presence in his pictures, a woman in a raincoat (Kate Dickie) staring intently into the camera.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 6 July 2026

Definition of intently

Adverb

But monitoring compliance has grown intensely urgent following Russia’s 2022 launch of the suspicious Cosmos 2553 satellite.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
Trump has a yearslong record of intensely personal criticism of the Obamas, and of using incendiary, sometimes racist, rhetoric.

— Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

Definition of intensely

Adverb

The Austrian Alpine Club bills itself as the country’s largest youth organization, with more than seven hundred thousand members—close to a tenth of the population—assiduously steered toward skiing, hiking, camping, climbing.

— William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Zoo officials said Happy was assiduously cared for and had space for swimming, foraging and other natural behavior.

— Jennifer Peltz, Fortune, 28 May 2026

Definition of assiduously

Adverb

After an arduously long winter, these narrow, modestly sized shops have been—with a suddenness and intensity that only TikTok and Instagram can foment—thronged.

— David Kamp, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
The team sequenced the DNA of 38 different mosquitoes belonging to 11 species within the Leucosphyrus group, which had been arduously collected during fieldwork between 1992 and 2020 across Southeast Asia.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 11 Mar. 2026

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