Synonyms of the word

businesslike

• adj. Methodical and efficient, in a way that would be advantageous to a business or businessperson.
• adj. Earnest and practical without being distracted or enthusiastic.

earnest

• n. Gravity; serious purpose; earnestness.
• n. Seriousness; reality; actuality (as opposed to joking or pretence).
• v. (transitive) To be serious with; use in earnest.
• adj. Serious in speech or action; eager; urgent; importunate; pressing; instant.
• adj. (with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; eager to obtain or do.
• adj. Intent; fixed closely.
• adj. Possessing or characterised by seriousness; strongly bent; intent.
• adj. Strenuous; diligent.
• adj. Serious; weighty; of a serious, weighty, or important nature; not trifling or feigned; important.
• n. A sum of money paid in advance as a deposit; hence, a pledge, a guarantee, an indication of something…
• v. (archaic) second-person singular simple present form of earn.

efficient

• adj. Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of…
• adj. Expressing the proportion of consumed energy that was successfully used in a process; the ratio of useful…
• adj. Causing effects, producing results; bringing into being; initiating change. (Rare except in philosophical…
• adj. (proscribed, old use) Effective.

purposeful

• adj. Having purpose; intentional.
• adj. Having a purpose in mind; resolute; determined.