conscientious
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conscientious
- /ˌkɒn.ʃiˈɛn.ʃəs/ UK
- /ˌkɑn.ʃiˈɛn.ʃəs/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle French conscientieux, from Medieval Latin cōnscientiōsus. Its English equivalent could possibly be analyzed as conscient + -ous. See more at conscience.
adjective more conscientious · most conscientious
- Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance; painstaking. He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker.
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Influenced by conscience; principled; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong (said of a person).
The advice of wise and conscientious people.
Similar: faithful
Opposite: capricious, impulsive, thoughtless
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: scrupulous, painstaking, careful, moral, meticulous, thorough, diligent, assiduous, earnest, earnestly, rigorous, hardworking, conscious, honest, mindful, sincere
adjective
Opposite: capricious, impulsive, thoughtless
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adj thorough, careful, or vigilant
| Español | concienzudo |
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| 中文 | 认真的, 投入的 |
| Português | consciencioso |
| Français | consciencieux |
| Deutsch | gewissenhaft |
| Italiano | coscienzioso |
| Ελληνικά | ευσυνείδητος efsyneíditos |
| Română | conștiincios |
| Русский | добросо́вестный dobrosóvestnyj, созна́тельный soznátelʹnyj, че́стный čéstnyj |
adj influenced by conscience
| Deutsch | Gewissens-, dem Gewissen verpflichtet, auf dem Gewissen beruhend |
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Talk about this word "conscientious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/conscientious. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. conscientious. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/conscientious "conscientious." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/conscientious.Cite this
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title = {conscientious},
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