1
[ adjective ] quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness

Synonyms

persevering

Examples

"a diligent (or patient) worker" "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business"

Used in print

(Sports Age, 24:9...)

The American firearms and ammunition manufacturers through diligent research and technical development have replaced the muzzle_loader and slow firing single shot arms with modern fast firing autoloaders , extremely accurate bolt , lever , and slide_action firearms .

Related terms

patient

2
[ adjective ] characterized by care and perseverence in carrying out tasks

Examples

"a diligent detective investigates all clues" "a diligent search of the files"

Related terms

negligent hardworking assiduous busy careful

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

D IH1 L IH0 JH AH0 N T

Similar Spelling

diligently diligence

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