diligent

Questions about diligent

What does diligent mean?

diligent means "quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in diligent?

diligent has 3 syllables: dil-i-gent. The stress falls on "dil". In IPA it is /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/.

What is another word for diligent?

Close synonyms include persevering. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of diligent?

The recorded antonyms are negligent.

Is diligent a common word?

diligent is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.