studious

[stoo-dee-uhs, styoo-] / ˈstu di əs, ˈstyu- /

ADJECTIVE

scholarly, attentive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bookish contemplative diligent earnest industrious reflective thoughtful

WEAK

academic assiduous bookworm busy careful eager grubbing hard-working intellectual learned lettered meditative sedulous serious well-informed well-read

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorant inactive lazy lethargic negligent stupid thoughtless unthoughtful

WEAK

inattentive unscholarly

Example Sentences

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"Most Chinese people are quite studious and forward-looking, so when confronted with new things, they might have stronger feelings" of so-called FOMO, he said.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

“You have to be incredibly studious and disciplined, and then you have to be have the ability to be emotionally free and responding in the moment to what’s going on.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 11, 2026

Gauci suggests the "quite remarkable" notebook suggests Geisel had been "studious" and was doing "diligent work".

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

Marcus had a studious, sober nature that showed itself even in youth and young adulthood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

I’ve walked around the campuses nearby, seen all the buttoned-up students with their books and their satchels and their studious expressions.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

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