Antonyms for assiduously
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : uh-sij-oo-uhs |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈsɪdʒ u əs |
Definition of assiduously
Origin :- 1530s, from Latin assiduus "attending; continually present, incessant; busy; constant," from assidere "to sit down to," thus "constantly occupied" at one's work; from ad "to" (see ad-) + sedere "to sit" (see sedentary). The word acquired a taint of "servility" in 18c. Related: Assiduously; assiduousness.
- As in thoroughly : adv exhaustively
- As in industriously : adv diligently
- As in backwards and forwards : adv in detail
- As in laboriously : adv diligently
- As in busily : adv actively; intently
- As in hard : adv with determination
- In the cave he made her a second couch, and tended her assiduously.
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- Which are the divinities by mortals most assiduously adored?
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
- Let this portion of the art be especially and assiduously cultivated.
- Extract from : « The Ladies' Work-Table Book » by Anonymous
- Several thousand mosquitos are assiduously eating the outpost.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, May 10, 1916 » by Various
- And he was assiduously backing up the claims he had made to his chief.
- Extract from : « Joan of Arc of the North Woods » by Holman Day
- The island belongs to the people, who cultivate it assiduously.
- Extract from : « Denmark » by M. Pearson Thomson
- He has been assiduously cultivating the germs in his laboratory.
- Extract from : « The Green Rust » by Edgar Wallace
- He had not loved Clara, though, for the sake of her money, he had courted her so assiduously.
- Extract from : « Capitola's Peril » by Mrs. E.D.E.N. Southworth
- “Happy is that people,” among whom these are assiduously cherished.
- Extract from : « The Young Maiden » by A. B. (Artemas Bowers) Muzzey
- She practised these accompaniments every afternoon, as assiduously as any school‑girl.
- Extract from : « The Martian » by George Du Maurier
Synonyms for assiduously
- actively
- agilely
- all
- animatedly
- ardently
- arduously
- assiduously
- briskly
- busily
- carefully
- closely
- completely
- comprehensively
- conscientiously
- diligently
- doggedly
- eagerly
- earnestly
- efficiently
- energetically
- enthusiastically
- exceedingly
- exceptionally
- exhaustively
- expeditiously
- extremely
- fervently
- flat out
- from A to Z
- from top to bottom
- fully
- hard
- hastily
- highly
- hugely
- hurriedly
- in and out
- in detail
- indefatigably
- industriously
- inside out
- intensely
- intensively
- intently
- laboriously
- like all get out
- like the devil
- like the dickens
- meticulously
- nimbly
- notably
- painstakingly
- perseveringly
- persistently
- purposefully
- remarkably
- restlessly
- scrupulously
- searchingly
- sedulously
- seriously
- sharply
- speedily
- spiritedly
- steadily
- strenuously
- strikingly
- studiously
- sweepingly
- thoroughly
- through and through
- throughout
- unremittingly
- untiringly
- unweariedly
- up and down
- very
- vigilantly
- vigorously
- vivaciously
- whole hog
- wholly
- zealously
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