industrious vs hardworking

industrious and hardworking both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
industrious	No	Yes	No	No
hardworking	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, industrious and hardworking are synonyms defined as:

industrious and hardworking: characterized by hard work and perseverance

Other synonyms of industrious include tireless, untiring.

industrious (adjective)	hardworking (adjective)
characterized by hard work and perseverance	characterized by hard work and perseverance
working hard to promote an enterprise