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Diligent most nearly means:

Hardworking. Diligent means showing steady, careful effort.

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  1. Lazy
  2. Hardworking ✔
  3. Clever

Why: A diligent person keeps working with steady, earnest care. Clever is about being smart, not about effort, and lazy is the opposite.

Huh, didn't know that: Merriam-Webster lists painstaking as a synonym for diligent.

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Answer: Hardworking. A diligent person keeps working with steady, earnest care. Clever is about being smart, not about effort, and lazy is the opposite.

  1. diligent (Merriam-Webster) www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diligent
    showing steady and earnest care and effort
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