Antonyms for industrious

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-duhs-tree-uhs

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈdʌs tri əs

Definition of industrious

Origin : "characterized by energy, effort, and attention," 1520s (implied in industriously), from Middle French industrieux and directly from Late Latin industriosus, from Latin industria (see industry). Retains the etymological sense. Related: Industriousness.

adj hardworking

Example sentences :

There is a look of industrious nothingness about him, such as busy dogs have.
Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson

The industrious and thrifty would be at the mercy of the lazy and wicked.
Extract from : « An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism » by Joseph Stump

It was a mistake, then, was it, to be temperate and industrious?
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

Many examples of pit dwellings have been found by industrious explorers.
Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield

The great Cuvier was a singularly accurate, careful, and industrious observer.
Extract from : « Self-Help » by Samuel Smiles

A people so brave and industrious were not likely to submit to the will of Philip II.
Extract from : « Introductory American History » by Henry Eldridge Bourne

She's a clever, industrious, good little thing, but she's not in your row.
Extract from : « Jan and Her Job » by L. Allen Harker

Can every one in the old country, no matter how industrious, say that of himself?
Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay

An' this'll show you how industrious, that a-way, this Bark tarrapin is.
Extract from : « Faro Nell and Her Friends » by Alfred Henry Lewis

I am transported with the desire of seeing the industrious fleas.
Extract from : « The Comic Latin Grammar » by Percival Leigh

Synonyms for industrious

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