INDUSTRIOUSNESS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

industriousness

noun

Definition of industriousness

as in diligence

attentive and persistent effort she did twice as much work as anyone else through sheer industriousness

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Recent Examples of industriousness The Beehive State gets its nickname from the industriousness of its workers. — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2026 The Big East will cast a wide net to find someone with a vision, and Ackerman-level resourcefulness and industriousness by next fall. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026 This culture emphasizes individual responsibility, industriousness, respect for the rule of law, the dignity of conscience, and the limits of liberty rightly understood. — MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

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Noun

Leaders should understand their data, governance, diligence processes and decision rights before a live opportunity puts them under pressure.

— Rusty Wiley, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 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

Billions of dollars could be at stake, a potentially serious threat to the industry, according to court documents.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
That would give Temasek greater ability to adjust its investments as the industry evolves, compared with private assets that can be harder to exit quickly.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of industry

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

For decades, the European Union has led the world in implementing policies designed to cut emissions, creating the world’s most important price on carbon and crafting the rules of the road for a wide range of regulatory efforts.

— Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
Pan, a pediatrician, made national headlines while in the Legislature for leading California’s efforts to enact strict school vaccine laws.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026

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