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be industrious

VERB

apply

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address commit devote give study try

STRONG

bend concentrate dedicate dig direct grind hustle persevere plug scratch sweat throw turn

WEAK

be diligent bear down buckle down give all one's got give best shot give old college try hammer away hit the ball knuckle down make effort peg away pour it on pull out all stops

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignore keep

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Six-year-olds like to be industrious and independent, and they feel good when they contribute in a real way.

From Washington Post • May 18, 2022

“I gave Teddy my own number: 322. There are certain times when it’s good to be smart and certain times when it’s good to be industrious, but that night it was good to be lucky.”

From New York Times • Aug. 16, 2019

Australia will be industrious and dogged, but this team lacks the pedigree of previous incarnations.

From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2017

They must believe in honesty, plain decency, must be chivalrous, must respect themselves and be industrious.

From Time Magazine Archive

If Eben, another of Jane's sons, would be industrious and frugal, it was ten to one, his uncle said, that he would get rich; for he seemed to have spirit and activity.

From Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings by Bruce, Wiliam Cabell

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