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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
But immediately after the crash, investigators carried out the meticulous process of swabbing the interior of the VW Polo for any forensic samples that could link the driver to that seat.
Her meticulous hair and make-up is not what you might expect from an inmate.
His account of its creation is meticulous and moving.
His accounting, once meticulous, became sloppy; he was often not present when it was time to sign checks.
Inside conservators carefully unwrapped artworks from protective packaging, inspecting each piece and taking meticulous records before positioning them on walls and plinths.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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