industriously

Meaning

In a way that shows great effort and hard work.

Examples

• She has been working industriously on her thesis for months.
• The ants industriously carried food back to their nest.

Pronunciation: /ɪnˈdʌstriəsli/

How to Use industriously

work industriously (collocation)

To engage in hard and continuous work. — "The team worked industriously on the project for weeks."

industriously on (prepositional phrase)

Applying great effort to a specific task or subject. — "He has been industriously working on his novel."

Synonyms of industriously

Words with a similar meaning to industriously:

• diligently
• assiduously
• laboriously
• industriously

Antonyms of industriously

Words with the opposite meaning to industriously:

• lazily
• idly
• neglectfully