hard-working

Always putting in effort

Hard-working describes someone who puts sustained effort into their work or duties: a hard-working student, hard-working parents trying to make ends meet.

The term implies diligence and conscientiousness rather than mere busyness.

Also spelled as one word: hardworking.

diligent

conscientious

Scrupulously careful and thorough

earnest · focused · meticulous · reliable · scrupulous · steadfast · thorough · attentive · careful · committed

industrious

tireless

Never losing energy

active · enterprising · indefatigable · unflagging · vigorous · bustling · driven · ambitious · dynamic · prolific

persistent

persevering

Maintaining effort despite difficulty

steadfast · patient · consistent · unwavering · dogged · resolute · gritty · enduring · relentless · staunch

Opposites
effort and diligence

hard-workinglazy

Avoiding effort or exertion

idle · indolent · slothful · bone-idle · shiftless

productivity and output

hard-workingunproductive

Failing to achieve results

useless · deadbeat · goldbricker · time-waster · dawdler

Family

work, hard, worker, working, workhorse, workaholic, workhorses

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G