hard working
Dedicated to effort
Hard working describes someone who puts sustained effort into their tasks, showing diligence and dedication: a hard working student, hard working employees.
Often hyphenated as hard-working, especially before a noun.
The quality suggests reliability and persistence rather than mere busyness.
- blue collarManual labor workforce
- salt of the earthFundamentally decent, reliable people
- dedicatedWholly committed to something
- diligentPersistently attentive to tasks
- effortApplied energy toward goals
industrious · elbow grease · labor · nose to the grindstone · tenacious · conscientious · ethic · tireless · burning the midnight oil · pulling long hours · determined · committed · motivated · perseverance · reliable · studious · focused · sweat
hard workingunproductive
Failing to achieve results
inefficient · aimless · unfocused · dilatory · procrastinating
hard workinglazy
Avoiding effort or exertion
shiftless · bone-idle · good-for-nothing · ne'er-do-well · loafing
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