Diligent vs. Dedicated — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Diligent and Dedicated
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Definitions
Diligent➦
Having or showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties
After diligent searching, he found a parcel
Dedicated➦
Devoted to a task or purpose
A team of dedicated doctors
Diligent➦
Marked by persevering, painstaking effort.
Dedicated➦
Exclusively allocated to or intended for a particular purpose
A dedicated high-speed rail link from the Channel Tunnel
Diligent➦
Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.
Scientists are very diligent in their work.
Dedicated➦
Wholly committed to a particular course of thought or action; devoted
A dedicated musician.
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Diligent➦
Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent.
The judges shall make diligent inquisition.
Dedicated➦
Designed for a particular use or function
The fax machine is connected to a dedicated landline.
Diligent➦
Interestedly and perseveringly attentive; steady and earnest in application to a subject or pursuit; assiduous; industrious.
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings.
Diligent cultivation of elegant literature.
Dedicated➦
Devoted; loyal; conscientious.
Diligent➦
Quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness;
A diligent (or patient) worker
With persevering (or patient) industry she revived the failing business
Dedicated➦
Used or intended for a particular purpose
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Diligent➦
Characterized by care and perseverence in carrying out tasks;
A diligent detective investigates all clues
A diligent search of the files
Dedicated➦
Simple past tense and past participle of dedicate
Dedicated➦
Wholly committed to a purpose or cause; as, a dedicated musician.
Dedicated➦
Zealous in loyalty or affection; as, dedicated nurses.
Dedicated➦
Set apart especially for a higher purpose; as, a life dedicated to science.
Dedicated➦
Devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose;
A dedicated dancer
Dedicated teachers
Dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal
Dedicated➦
Solemnly dedicated to or set apart for a high purpose;
A life consecrated to science
The consecrated chapel
A chapel dedicated to the dead of World War II
