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Painstaking

//ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ//

Synonyms for "painstaking" (43 found)

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General use (42)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb(1 words)

Adj, name(3 words)

severe fussy indefatigable

Adj, noun(2 words)

particular rigid

Adj, verb(2 words)

deliberate elaborate

Adjective(20 words)

rigorous careful meticulous scrupulous diligent assiduous laborious conscientious studious industrious punctual methodical sedulous thoroughgoing heedful punctilious scientific operose squeamish conscionable

Adj, adv, verb(1 words)

Adj, name, noun, prep(1 words)

Name, noun(1 words)

Adjective(2 words)

scrupulous conscientious

Noun(8 words)

diligence assiduity thoroughness assiduousness sedulousness industriousness painstakingness thoroughgoingness

Name, noun, verb(1 words)

Informal (1)

Adj, slang(1 words)

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