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diligent
Meaning: showing steady, careful effort
diligent in a sentence
How diligent is used in real sentences:
The diligent student checked every citation before submitting the essay.
Her diligent research uncovered records that others had missed.
“Over four months, diligent engineer Maya Chen kept a field notebook matching wind speed with vibration readings.”
— from the passage The Singing Span
Synonyms for diligent
Other words for diligent — hardworking, careful and thorough — carry the same meaning.
- hardworking
- careful
- thorough
Antonyms of diligent
Words that mean the opposite of diligent:
- lazy
- careless
- negligent
Where it comes from
From Latin diligere, meaning 'to value or choose carefully.'
Memory hook
Diligent work digs in and keeps going.