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detail-oriented

ADJECTIVE
taking care about minute details
Synonyms
STRONGEST
careful precise thorough
STRONG
exact meticulous painstaking rigorous scrupulous strict
WEAK
diligent
Antonyms
STRONGEST
careless imprecise
ADJECTIVE
excessively particular
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exacting fastidious finicky fussy nit-picking overparticular
STRONG
particular

Example Sentences

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Enough time for a detail-oriented TV producer to spot that Salman, Pakistan's skipper, sported a kink in his collar.

From BBC • Feb. 15, 2026

At Walmart, Foran was known as a demanding, but fair and detail-oriented boss who worked long hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Attorney Bruce Steiner had one client who was so detail-oriented that they put pictures of all their valuable items into their will.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025

“He works very hard and is diligent. He is a very meticulous detail-oriented guy and it shows in his play.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2024

I’m a detail-oriented person, and a baby is nothing if not a reservoir of details.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama