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Definitions

businesslike

[biz-nis-lahyk] / ˈbɪz nɪsˌlaɪk /
ADJECTIVE
efficient, professional
Synonyms
STRONGEST
diligent disciplined earnest expeditious matter-of-fact methodical orderly practical purposeful serious thorough
WEAK
accomplished careful concentrated correct direct effective enterprising hardworking industrious intent organized painstaking practiced regular routine sedulous skillful systematic well-ordered workaday
Antonyms
STRONGEST
disorganized flippant thoughtless trivial unimportant unserious
WEAK
amateur inefficient unbusinesslike unprofessional

Example Sentences

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But Dmitriev felt his businesslike rapport was breaking through.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

The senior Ukrainian source told AFP that the tone of rhetoric between the White House and Kyiv was now "very businesslike."

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

No crowns or robes, with the King looking businesslike in a suit.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

The operation they describe was efficient and businesslike.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2024

She became alert and businesslike, put her clothes on, knotted the scarlet sash about her waist, and began arranging the details of the journey home.

From "1984" by George Orwell