METICULOUS Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word meticulous. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| careful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • exercising caution or showing care or attention adjective satellite • cautiously attentive • unhurried and with care and dignity • full of cares or anxiety • mindful of the future in spending money | ||||||
| precise | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • sharply exact or accurate or delimited adjective satellite • (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct | ||||||
| scrupulous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled adjective satellite • characterized by extreme care and great effort | ||||||
| punctilious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by precise accordance with details | ||||||
| accurate | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy adjective satellite • (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct | ||||||
| attentive | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • (often followed by `to') giving care or attention • taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention | ||||||
| conscientious | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong adjective satellite • characterized by extreme care and great effort | ||||||
| diligent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks adjective satellite • quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness | ||||||
| exact | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • marked by strict and particular and complete accordance with fact adjective satellite • (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth; strictly correct • lacking compromising or mitigating elements verb • claim as due or just • take as an undesirable consequence of some event or state of affairs | ||||||
| thorough | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • painstakingly careful and accurate • performed comprehensively and completely; not superficial or partial • without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers | ||||||
| painstaking | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • characterized by extreme care and great effort | ||||||
| rigorous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard • demanding strict attention to rules and procedures | ||||||
