painstaking

Meaning

Adj

Carefully attentive to details; studious; diligent in performing a process or procedure.

Noun

The application of careful and attentive effort.

Synonyms

diligent

assiduous

careful

thorough

conscientious

industrious

laborious

scrupulous

attentive

meticulous

studious

hardworking

particular

mindful

arduous

cautious

elaborate

hard

heedful

pains

sedulous

gruelling

industry

hardships

difficulty

hardy

chary of

close

labored

circumspect

mature

chary

advertent

neat

observing

onerous

hard-working

care

persistent

punctilious

punishing

regardful

canny

tireful

sincere

striving

bothersome

tactful

backbreaking

thoughtful

Translations

assidu

méticuleux

esmerado

soigneux

appliqué

επιμελής

cuidadoso

sorgfältig

minutieux

scrupoloso

ijverig

consciencieux

akribisch

méticuleuse

gewissenhaft

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ/

Etymology

From pains + taking; see take pains. The /ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ/ pronunciation which dominates in the United States suggests a reanalysis of the word as pain + staking.