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meticulously

[muh-tik-yuh-luhs-lee] / məˈtɪk yə ləs li /
ADVERB
accurately
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exactly precisely
WEAK
flawlessly scrupulously veraciously
ADVERB
carefully
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anxiously attentively conscientiously correctly deliberately delicately discreetly faithfully fully gingerly laboriously precisely prudently rigorously scrupulously thoroughly thoughtfully warily
WEAK
circumspectly concernedly dependably exactly fastidiously guardedly heedfully honorably in detail particularly providently punctiliously regardfully reliably solicitously trustily uprightly vigilantly watchfully with forethought with reservations
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inadequately incompletely partially uncarefully
WEAK
carelessly incautiously thoughtlessly
ADVERB
closely
Synonyms
STRONGEST
firmly hard intently intimately jointly scrupulously sharply strictly thoughtfully
STRONG
nearly
WEAK
by the skin of one's teeth exactly heedfully in conjunction with mindfully minutely punctiliously searchingly similarly
ADVERB
exhaustively
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carefully earnestly intensely
WEAK
completely comprehensively from top to bottom fully in and out inside out totally up and down wholly
ADVERB
scrupulously
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carefully
WEAK
accurately devotedly flawlessly precisely punctiliously
ADVERB
thoroughly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assiduously carefully completely comprehensively conscientiously earnestly efficiently extremely fully highly intensely intensively painstakingly scrupulously very wholly
WEAK
all exceedingly exceptionally flat out from A to Z from top to bottom hard hugely in and out in detail inside out notably remarkably strikingly sweepingly through and through throughout unremittingly up and down whole hog
Antonyms
STRONGEST
incompletely little partially partly
WEAK
deficiently inadequately inexhaustively superficially

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“This meticulously restored Victorian delivers the ultimate Hamptons lifestyle: a luxuriously appointed main residence, a lofted studio, and resort-like grounds with a heated gunite pool.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Perhaps Farr’s favorite space, and the room she’ll miss most, is the living room she meticulously made over.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

No film since Jonathan Glazer’s wizardly “The Zone of Interest” has wielded such a meticulously controlled formal approach to visualizing the insidiousness of moral rot.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Money he gave to her and her family was structured as loans and tracked meticulously.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

Alexander Van Ness ate meticulously, wiping his hands on his napkin often and smiling at the others, saying nothing.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson

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