scrupulous

Meaning

  1. Exactly and carefully conducted.
  2. Having scruples or compunctions.
  3. Precise; exact or strict.
  4. Wrongly feeling guilt or anxiety about one’s morality; suffering from scrupulosity.

Opposite of
unscrupulous
Synonyms

careful
A2
meticulous
C2
conscientious
20k
thorough
C1
punctilious
painstaking
36k
moral
B2
honorable
C1
upright
C2
elaborate
C1
discriminating
39k
accurate
C1
exhaustive
36k
faithful
B2
fastidious
44k
honest
A2
particular
B1
pedantic
43k
prudent
C2
squeamish
24k
strict
C1
exacting
37k

be thorough

fair
A2

detailed and careful

falter
26k

point-device

fine
A1
finicky
41k
guarded
C1

be meticulous

conscionable
lawful
C2
circumspect
minute
A1
chary
neat
B2
nice
A1

carefully

be precise

be punctilious

pernickety
prim
33k

be strict

care
A1
rectitude
refined
C2
religious
B2
righteous
C1
righteousness
C2
Translations

scrupuleux
gewissenhaft
escrupuloso
scrupoloso
consciencieux

scrupuleus

angstvallig

Sorgfalt
coscienzioso
sorgfältig
minutieux
Genauigkeit
ängstlich
😨
pingelig
Frequency

46k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈskɹuː.pjə.ləs/
Etymology

From Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrupulosus.

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