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meticulous
adjective as in detailed, perfectionist
Strongest matches
accurate, cautious, conscientious, exact, fastidious, fussy, painstaking, precise, scrupulous, strict, thorough
Strong match
Weak matches
conscionable, crossing the t's, dotting the i's, heedful, microscopic, nitpicking, particular, persnickety, picky, punctilious, punctual, stickling
Example Sentences
There is a possible downside to your girlfriend’s regular and meticulous credit-card payments: By paying off her balance every day, she is reducing her credit-utilization ratio to virtually zero.
Their meticulous planning includes a spreadsheet of every meal and how much it weighs.
Detecting these fleeting pairs among countless other particles required extremely sensitive equipment and meticulous calibration.
On Tuesday, the right-hander appeared to be more meticulous with his overwhelming arsenal.
He's measured and meticulous and mightily impressive right now.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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