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Industrious vs Innovative - What's the difference?

industrious | innovative |

As adjectives the difference between industrious and innovative

is that industrious is hard-working and persistent; worksome while innovative is characterized by the creation of new ideas or things.

industrious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Hard-working and persistent; worksome.
    • I was very industrious in my effort to learn unicycle riding.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * industriousness

    Related terms

    * industrial * industry

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    innovative

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characterized by the creation of new ideas or things
  • Forward looking; ahead of current thinking

    • Synonyms

    * innovatory