Thesaurus:meticulous

Thesaurus
meticulous

English

Synonyms
  • accurate
  • careful
  • comprehensive    [⇒ thesaurus]
  • conscientious
  • exhaustive
  • fastidious    [⇒ thesaurus]
  • groundly (archaic)
  • in-depth
  • intensive
  • letter-perfect
  • mindful
  • minute
  • particular
  • polished
  • precise
  • painstaking
  • punctilious
  • rigorous
  • root and branch
  • scrupulous
  • scrutinous
  • sedulous
  • strict
  • thorough
  • tight    [⇒ thesaurus]
Antonyms
  • automatic
  • careless    [⇒ thesaurus]
  • cursory
  • haphazard
  • perfunctory
  • slapdash
  • slipshod
  • sloppy
  • superficial
  • surface-level
  • token
  • unthinking
  • thoughtless
Hypernyms
  • careful
Various
  • all-embracing
  • all-encompassing
  • all-inclusive

See also

  • bureaucratic
  • Thesaurus:fastidious
  • Thesaurus:cautious
  • Thesaurus:industrious

Further reading

  • “868. fastidiousness” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
  • “meticulous” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
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