SEDULOUSLY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

sedulously

adverb

Definition of sedulously

as in diligently

with great effort or determination sedulously devoted herself to completing the project on time

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Adverb

Organizations like the American Library Association have diligently kept track of banning efforts.

— Naveen Basavaraj, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026
On that day, Skoloda, Pasek, and others had diligently practiced constructing the Norwegian reeve, along with other rigging arrangements.

— Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of diligently

Adverb

Newsom, by contrast, may need to begin campaigning intensively after leaving office rather than wait for Harris’s decision.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
The pork producers group has also intensively lobbied for legislation called the Save Our Bacon Act, which would overturn the state laws.

— Kenny Torrella, Vox, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of intensively

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Netflix has worked assiduously to burnish its reputation as a home for advertisers seeking to align themselves with its popular programs and eager to avoid the traditional model of deploying typical 30-second commercials.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of assiduously

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Tri Ocean’s customer base remains predominantly Vietnamese and Chinese, but the store increasingly attracts non-Asian shoppers searching for fresh seafood, tropical produce and hard-to-find specialty items, like authentic pho ingredients.

— Sara Rosenthal, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026
By Saturday night, Long Beach reported that seawater had entered homes and into streets, with the city’s Peninsula neighborhood being hard hit, and its boardwalk crumbling.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of hard

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The time-only two-hander is resolutely Brutalist in style, with sharp, geometric lines, an ultra-thin rectangular case, and bold pops of burgundy.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2026
The rise of new consumers has given rise to a new marketing mandate, one that is resolutely consumer-centric.

— Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of resolutely

Adverb

The group listens intently as a symphony of airplanes, freeway traffic and the ploop!

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Acuña was tended to for several minutes by the Braves trainer, with Weiss looking on intently, before heading straight to the home clubhouse.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of intently

Adverb

The sheer number of people and the late summer heat could have easily overwhelmed her, but she was doggedly focused.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
As an aside, the rush to depose Romo continues to gain steam even though one of the voices that carries the most weight around CBS has remained doggedly silent.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of doggedly

Adverb

Coordinating all of his department heads and units in prep allowed Vanselow to focus more intensely on performance during the actual shoot, which paid off not only in terms of Neeson’s work but that of the supporting cast.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
Zaid’s home is bombed in one intensely melodramatic sequence that culminates in a slow zoom over Zaid cradling his dead wife and child.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

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