earnest
adjective. very enthusiastic
engrossed
adjective. preoccupied; attentive to
- absorbed
- all wound up
- assiduous
- bugged
- busy
- captivated
- caught up
- caught up in
- consumed
- deep
- diligent
- engaged
- enthralled
- fascinated
- fiend for
- gone
- gripped
- head over heels
- heavily into
- hooked
- hung up
- immersed
- industrious
- intent
- into
- intrigued
- lost
- monopolized
- occupied
- rapt
- really into
- riveted
- sedulous
- submerged
- taken up with
- tied up
- turned on
- up to here in
- wrapped up
enterprising
adjective. resourceful, energetic
- active
- advancing
- adventurous
- aggressive
- alert
- ambitious
- aspiring
- audacious
- bold
- busy
- coming on strong
- craving
- daring
- dashing
- diligent
- driving
- eager
- enthusiastic
- go-ahead
- go-go
- gumptious
- hard ball
- hardworking
- hungry
- hustling
- industrious
- intrepid
- itching
- keen
- lively
- lusting
- peppy
- progressive
- pushing
- ready
- self-starting
- snappy
- spanking
- spark plug
- spirited
- stirring
- take-over
- up-and-coming
- venturesome
- vigorous
- yearning
- zealous
- zippy
expeditious
adjective. immediate, speedy
hardworking
adjective. conscientious
in-depth
adjective. painstaking
indefatigable
adjective. untiring
- active
- assiduous
- bound and determined
- dead set on
- determined
- diligent
- dogged
- energetic
- hell-bent
- industrious
- inexhaustible
- ironclad
- nose to grindstone
- painstaking
- patient
- persevering
- persistent
- pertinacious
- relentless
- sedulous
- steadfast
- stop at nothing
- strenuous
- tireless
- unfaltering
- unflagging
- unflinching
- unremitting
- unwavering
- unwearied
- unwearying
- vigorous
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