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Antonyms for hard-working
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : hahrd-wur-king |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑrdˈwɜr kɪŋ |
- abeyant
- afraid
- apathetic
- beat
- calm
- careless
- cowardly
- disinterested
- dispirited
- dormant
- dull
- easy
- enervated
- half-baked
- half-done
- idle
- ignorant
- immobile
- inactive
- inattentive
- indifferent
- inert
- irresolute
- lazy
- lethargic
- lifeless
- meek
- negligent
- quiescent
- quiet
- slow
- sluggish
- stupid
- thoughtless
- tired
- uncareful
- unconcerned
- uneducated
- unenthusiastic
- unmindful
- unscholarly
- unscrupulous
- unthorough
- unthoughtful
- weak
- weary
- worn out
Definition of hard-working
Origin :- also hardworking, 1774, from hard + working (see work).
- As in painstaking : adj meticulous, thorough
- As in sedulous : adj assiduous
- As in studious : adj scholarly, attentive
- As in tireless : adj determined
- As in active : adj very involved in activity
- As in unwearied : adj tireless
- As in weariless : adj tireless
- His father was a hard-working labourer of the parish of St. Austell, in Cornwall.
- Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles
- A hard-working little chap, his days were filled with sharp suspense.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- Doubtless, however, he considered her strong and hard-working.
- Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
- I want to have from yourself what like the people are,—are they as hard-working, are they as 'cute as our own?
- Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
- He, this man who had robbed me of my hard-working, purposeful existence.
- Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
- For the hard-working man there is plenty of work—if you really want it.
- Extract from : « Negro Migration during the War » by Emmett J. Scott
- You give me to understand that he is steady, hard-working, and properly ambitious.
- Extract from : « Kept in the Dark » by Anthony Trollope
- My scholar has been left very poor, but he is hard-working and industrious.
- Extract from : « The Return of Sherlock Holmes » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- His wife was known as a hard-working woman, and that was all that could be learned about her.
- Extract from : « The Expressman and the Detective » by Allan Pinkerton
- She was a hard-working, honest, and well-meaning soul, but she was not her husband's equal.
- Extract from : « Sue, A Little Heroine » by L. T. Meade
Synonyms for hard-working
- academic
- active
- aggressive
- agile
- alert
- alive
- animated
- assiduous
- ball of fire
- bold
- bookish
- bookworm
- brisk
- bustling
- busy
- by the book
- by the numbers
- careful
- chipper
- conscientious
- conscionable
- contemplative
- daring
- dashing
- determined
- dexterous
- diligent
- dynamic
- eager
- earnest
- energetic
- engaged
- enlivened
- enterprising
- enthusiastic
- eventful
- exact
- exacting
- finicky
- fireball
- forceful
- forcible
- fresh
- frisky
- fussbudget
- fussy
- grind
- grubbing
- hard-working
- heedful
- high-spirited
- hyper
- incessant
- indefatigable
- industrious
- inexhaustible
- intellectual
- intense
- inventive
- jumping
- keen
- laborious
- learned
- lettered
- lively
- meditative
- nimble
- on the go
- on the move
- particular
- perky
- persevering
- persnickety
- picky
- plugging
- punctilious
- punctual
- purposeful
- pushing
- quick
- rapid
- ready
- reflective
- resolute
- scrupulous
- sedulous
- serious
- sharp
- sprightly
- spry
- steadfast
- stickler
- strenuous
- thoroughgoing
- thoughtful
- tireless
- unfailing
- unflagging
- untiring
- unwearied
- unwearying
- vigorous
- weariless
- well-informed
- well-read
- whiz
- zealous
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