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Conscientious
/ˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəs/
Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance.
📖 Definitions of "Conscientious"
- 1
Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance.
"He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker."
- 2
Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong (said of a person).
"The advice of wise and conscientious women."
🔄 Synonyms of "Conscientious"
4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| scrupulous | Exactly and carefully conducted. |
| moralnoun | Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour. |
| careful | Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious. |
| painstakingnoun | Carefully attentive to details; studious; diligent in performing a process or procedure. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Conscientious"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unconscientious | Not conscientious. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Conscientious"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| scrupulous | Exactly and carefully conducted. |
| painstaking | Carefully attentive to details; studious; diligent in performing a process or procedure. |
| careful | Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious. |
| moral | Of or relating to principles of right and wrong in behaviour, especially for teaching right behaviour. |
| meticulous | Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details. |
| thorough | Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail. |
| diligent | Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused. |
| assiduous | Hard-working, diligent or regular (in attendance or work); industrious. |
| earnest | (with a positive sense) Focused in the pursuit of an objective; honestly eager to obtain or do. |
| earnestly | In an earnest manner; being very sincere; putting forth genuine effort. |
| rigorous | Showing, causing, or favoring rigour/rigor; scrupulously accurate or strict; thorough. |
| hardworking | Of a person, taking their work seriously and doing it well and rapidly. |
| conscious | Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active. |
| honest | (of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright. |
| mindful | aware (of something); attentive, heedful. |
| sincere | Genuine; meaning what one says or does; heartfelt. |
| thoughtful | Demonstrating kindness or consideration for others. |
| aware | Conscious or having knowledge of something; awake. |
| consciously | In a conscious manner; knowingly, volitionally. |
| awarenessnoun | The state or quality of being aware of something. |
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