Conscientious
Conscientious adjective - Taking, showing, or involving great care and effort.
Usage example: a counselor who serves patients by first being a conscientious listener
Thorough is a synonym for conscientious in careful topic. In some cases you can use "Thorough" instead an adjective "Conscientious", when it comes to topics like diligent.
Thorough
Thorough adjective - Having no exceptions or restrictions.
Conscientious is a synonym for thorough in rigorous topic. You can use "Conscientious" instead an adjective "Thorough", if it concerns topics such as careful, meticulous.
Nearby Words: thoroughly, thoroughness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- attentive and conscientious
- attentive and thorough
- close and conscientious
- close and thorough
- exact and conscientious
- exact and thorough
- minute and conscientious
- minute and thorough
- particular and conscientious
- particular and thorough
- complete and conscientious
- complete and thorough
- accurate and conscientious
- accurate and thorough
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