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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

Example Sentences

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The former college quarterback is glib, quick on his feet and meticulously organized.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

For example, it had nothing to do with the chance music of John Cage or the meticulously plotted complications of Milton Babbitt and Elliott Carter, the American heroes of ’70s modernism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

"Astronauts are screened very meticulously before going to space but with commercial flights, these people are paying to go so the medical screening will likely be much less," she says.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Some because they’re in the process of building their AI carefully and meticulously, but others because they don’t know what they’re doing with AI.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

The drafting table by the windows is all but hidden in the meticulously ordered chaos of papers and diagrams and blueprints.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

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