March 21, 2026

industrious

/ɪnˈdʌstɹi.əs/adjective

Working hard and steadily; diligent.

Example sentence

“The industrious student finished the project days early.”

Means hardworking; do not confuse with 'industrial', which relates to factories and manufacturing.

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Related words

ineptLacking skill or ability; clumsy or incompetent at something.indulgeTo let yourself enjoy something you desire, often a treat you would normally resist.inertiaThe tendency of an object to keep moving steadily, or stay at rest, until a force acts on it; it corresponds to the object's mass.induceTo persuade someone to act, or to cause something to happen.