Synonyms for Scrupulous

Synonyms for "scrupulous" (191 found)

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Closest matches (39)

Adjective(1 words)

aboveboard accurate active agnostic analyze attentive bashful boggling candid canvass careful case cautious censoriouscheck overcheck upchoicy choosy circumspect close

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comb compliant con conforming conscientious conscionable consider constant contemplate conventional correct critical deferential deliberate delicate demanding demurring

Noun(1 words)

careful examination

Strong matches (57)

detailed devoted devout diffidentdig intodiligent discriminating discriminative dissect distrustful doubtful doubting dubious duteous dutiful ethical exact exacting examine exigent

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exquisite eye eyeball fair-minded faithful faltering fastidious fine finical finicking finicky frankfrom missourifussy heedful hesitant hesitating high-minded honest honorablein doubtinspect just laborious leerylook overloyal methodical meticulous mindful minute mistrustful

Adjective(5 words)

diligent ethical fussy meticulousmicroscopic analysis

Related words (95)

mistrusting modest moral narrow neat nice obedient observant orderly overconscientious overlook overscrupulous painful painstaking particular penetrate perfectionist perfectionistic perlustrate peruse

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Adjective(14 words)

moraloverly strictpainstaking pedantic precise precisest principled prissiest puritanical rabbinical rigid thorough vigilant watchful

Verb(1 words)

scrupled

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

5 entries

behavioral descriptorcharacter traitconduct characteristicethical standardmoral attribute

More specific

9 entries

conscientiousnessethical conductexactingness meticulousnessmoral integritypedantryprincipled stancerigidity thoroughness

Collocations

6 entries

scrupulous attentionscrupulous auditingscrupulous editorscrupulous ethicsscrupulous researcherscrupulous standard

Inflections

2 entries

more scrupulousmost scrupulous

Derivations

3 entries

scrupulosity scrupulously scrupulousness

Antonyms

1 entries

unscrupulous

similar

3 entries

careful principled religious

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Though Alfred is scrupulous in fulfilling his duties at work, he is less conscientious about his obligations at home.

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Tom is scrupulous in matters of business.

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You can see that the architect paid scrupulous attention to detail.

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He is scrupulous in matters of business.

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Scrupulous