It is not necessary to be meticulous.
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Meticulous
/mɪˈtɪkjɪlɪs/
Synonyms for "meticulous" (259 found)
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absoluteaccurateactiveacuteadvertentagogalertall earsall eyesall rightalrightassiduousastringentattentiveaustereauthoritarianawarecarefulcautiouscensorious
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Adjective(3 words)
Adjective(16 words)
accurate throwatomic groupscarefulcareful analysiscareful approachcareful attemptcareful energy data valuescareful irrigationscareful microscope observationcareful observationcareful observation journalcareful readingcarefullercarefullestclose reading strategyclose study
Noun(7 words)
Strong matches (78)
Adjective(7 words)
Noun(7 words)
craft disciplinesdetailing processelaborate materialshairsplittinglistening for detailmicroscope-based observationmicroscopic organisms
Adjective(15 words)
daintierdelicate executiondetailed descriptiondetailed explanationdetailed medical historydetailed noticingdetailed observationsdetailed orderelaborate descriptionexcruciatingfinickiestflyspeckedintricate fabric patternmethodical approachmicroscopic analysis
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Adjective(30 words)
microscopic slidemicroscopic viewminute detailspainstakingparticular instancepedanticpreciseprecise definitionprecise energy valueprecise manipulationprecise measureprecise speechprecisestprimprissiestprissypunctiliousrigorous analysisrigorous argumentrigorous corroboration
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rigorous sciencescrupuloussmall detailstrict burial-action protocolsurgicalthoroughthorough coordinatorthorough evidence gatheringthoroughesttrue representation
mindfulminutenarrownicenigglingobservantobservingokokayon the ballon the jobopen eyedopen-earedopen-eyedopenmouthedorderlyoverconscientiousoverscrupulouspainfulpainstaking
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particularpedanticperfectperfectionistperfectionisticpernicketypicayunepickypracticingpreciouspreciseprecisianprecisianisticprecisionistprecisionisticpriggishproperprudishpunctiliouspunctualpuristicpuritanicpuritanicalrefinedregardfulreligiousrightrigidrigorousruggedscientificscrupulousscrutinizingselectivesensitiveseverespartanspartanicspecialspecificsqueamishsternstraightstraight-up-and-downstrictstringentsubtletender-consciencedthoroughtoughtrueunsparingwatchful
Adjective(16 words)
Noun(10 words)
minute observationminutermore methodicalneedlepointrigorous physicsrigorous studyscrutinizing eyesurgical historysurgical operationthorougher
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6 entriesmeticulous attentionmeticulous data collectionmeticulous methodologymeticulous note keepingmeticulous planningmeticulous record keeping
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2 entriesSample sentences
16 total sentences available.
He's not a very meticulous guy.
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Tom is so meticulous about the food he eats.
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No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be; am an attendant lord, one that will do to swell a progress, start a scene or two, advise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool, deferential, glad to be of use, politic, cautious, and meticulous; full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse; at times, indeed, almost ridiculous— almost, at times, the Fool.
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