| Main Entry: | conscientious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thorough, careful |
Synonyms: |
complete, diligent, exact, exacting, faithful, fastidious, fussy, hanging in, hanging tough, heart and soul into, heedful, meticulous, minding p's and q's, painstaking, particular, playing safe, punctilious, punctual, reliable, tough, walking on eggs |
Antonyms: |
careless, inexact, irresponsible, uncareful, unconscientious, unscrupulous |
| Main Entry: | conscientious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | moral, upright |
Synonyms: |
conscionable, high-minded, high-principled, honest, honorable, incorruptible, just, pious, principled, responsible, right, scrupulous, straightforward, strict, true |
Antonyms: |
corrupt, dishonest, immoral, unjust, vulgar |
| Main Entry: | attentive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concentrating |
Synonyms: |
alert, all ears, awake, aware, conscientious, enrapt, enthralled, fascinated, glued, hanging on every word, heedful, hooked, immersed, intent, interested, listening, mindful, observant, on one's toes, on the ball, on the job, on the lookout, on the qui vive, preoccupied, regardful, studious, vigilant, watchful |
Antonyms: |
disregarding, heedless, ignorant, inattentive, inconsiderate, neglectful, neglecting |
| Main Entry: | careful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cautious; painstaking |
Synonyms: |
accurate, alert, apprehensive, assiduous, attentive, chary, choosy, circumspect, concerned, conscientious, conservative, cool, deliberate, discreet, exacting, fastidious, finicky, fussy, going to great lengths, guarded, heedful, judicious, leery, meticulous, mindful, observant, particular, playing safe, precise, prim, protective, provident, prudent, punctilious, regardful, religious, rigorous, scrupulous, selfdisciplined, shy, sober, solicitous, solid, thorough, thoughtful, vigilant, wary |
Antonyms: |
careless, inattentive, incautious, thoughtless, uncareful, unconcerned, unscrupulous |
| Main Entry: | close |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | accurate, precise |
Synonyms: |
conscientious, exact, faithful, lifelike, literal, resembling, similar, strict |
Antonyms: |
far, imprecise, inaccurate |
| Main Entry: | diligent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | persevering, hard-working |
Synonyms: |
active, assiduous, attentive, busy, careful, conscientious, constant, eager, eager beaver, earnest, grind*, indefatigable, industrious, laborious, occupied, operose, painstaking, persistent, persisting, pertinacious, plugging, sedulous, steadfast, studious, tireless, unflagging, unrelenting, untiring |
Antonyms: |
inactive, indifferent, languid, lazy, lethargic, negligent |
| Main Entry: | dutiful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | obedient |
Synonyms: |
binding, compliant, conscientious, deferential, devoted, docile, duteous, faithful, incumbent on, obligatory, punctilious, regardful, respectful, reverential, submissive |
Antonyms: |
betraying, disobedient, faithless, irresponsible, undutiful, unfaithful, unrespectful |
| Main Entry: | ethical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | moral, righteous |
Synonyms: |
Christian, clean, conscientious, correct, decent, elevated, equitable, fair, fitting, good, high-principled, honest, honorable, humane, just, kosher*, moralistic, noble, principled, proper, respectable, right, right-minded, square, straight, true blue, upright, upstanding, virtuous |
Antonyms: |
corrupt, dishonest, immoral, improper, unethical, unjust, unrighteous |
| Main Entry: | exact |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | careful, painstaking |
Synonyms: |
conscientious, conscionable, demanding, exacting, finicky, fussy, heedful, meticulous, punctilious, punctual, rigorous, scrupulous, severe, strict |
Antonyms: |
approximate, careless, uncareful, unreliable |
| Main Entry: | faithful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | loyal, reliable |
Synonyms: |
affectionate, allegiant, ardent, attached, behind one, circumspect, confiding, conscientious, constant, dependable, devoted, dutiful, dyed-in-the-wool, enduring, fast, firm, genuine, hard-core, honest, honorable, incorruptible, loving, obedient, on the level, patriotic, resolute, scrupulous, sincere, staunch, steadfast, steady, straight, string along with, sure, tried, tried and true, true, true-blue, trustworthy, trusty, truthful, unchanging, unswerving, unwavering, upright, veracious |
Antonyms: |
dishonest, disloyal, false, inconstant, treacherous, unfaithful, unreliable, untrue |