diligent

diligent is a 8-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent.
2. adjective. Interestedly and perseveringly attentive; steady and earnest in application to a subject or pursuit; assiduous; industrious.
3. adjective. characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks

   "a diligent detective investigates all clues"

   "a diligent search of the files"

4. adjective. quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness

   "a diligent (or patient) worker"

   "with persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business"

   Synonyms: persevering

Synonyms

persevering

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in diligent:

tideling

Common word forms

diligently, diligentness

Words from these letters

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