painstakingness

NOUN

carefulness

Synonyms

STRONG

attentiveness care conscientiousness fastidiousness meticulousness punctiliousness scrupulousness

Antonyms

STRONG

negligence

NOUN

exactness

Synonyms

STRONG

carefulness correctness definiteness exactitude faithfulness faultlessness nicety orderliness preciseness promptitude regularity rigor rigorousness scrupulousness strictness truth unequivocalness veracity

WEAK

definitiveness definitude

Antonyms

STRONG

dishonesty disloyalty falsehood

WEAK

carelessness imprecision inaccuracy inexactness irregularity

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Discreet denotes care or painstakingness in doing or saying the right thing at the right time, and the avoidance thereby of errors or unpleasant results.

From The Century Vocabulary Builder by Bachelor, Joseph M. (Joseph Morris)

painstakingness

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