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conscientious Definition

con·sci·en·tious (kän′s̸hē en′s̸həs)

adjective

  1. governed by, or made or done according to, what one knows is right; scrupulous; honest
  2. showing care and precision; painstaking

Etymology: Fr conscientieux < ML conscientiosus: see conscience & -ous

conscientious Related Forms

con′·sci·en′·tiously adverb con′·sci·en′·tious·ness noun

conscientious Synonyms

conscientious

modif.

  1. Principled

    scrupulous, honest, upright, strict; see faithful, reliable 1.

  2. Thorough

    fastidious, meticulous, painstaking, complete; see careful.

conscientious Usage Examples

Preposition: with

  • ability: Must be customer focused and conscientious with the ability to work as part of a team willing and able to support your peers.
  • regard: Prony seems to have lost heart for the continuing struggle and to have been less conscientious with regard to his duties as examiner.

Preposition: than

man: Women ( 94 per cent ) are more conscientious than men ( 86 per cent ) at wearing a seatbelt.

Modifies a noun

  • objector: Back to the top I'm not a conscientious objector - why should I be involved in the campaign?
  • objection: Are people with a conscientious objection able to counsel patients?
  • scruple: In this case there were no conscientious scruples to overcome.
  • historian: Is the " conscientious historian " standard therefore biased in favor of maintenance of the status quo?
  • clause: There is a conscientious objection clause for medical staff, with provision for the patient to be referred to another doctor.
  • effort: What the commission asks of you is to make a conscientious good-faith effort to serve the public interest.

Modifying Another Word

  • extremely: He was extremely conscientious from the very first day of the investigation.
  • very: They are very conscientious about not taking advantage of the goodwill of professionals.
  • too: Synopsis: Student John Burnham is just too conscientious and too hard-working.
  • so: Few writers of fiction have been so exact or so conscientious as he was regarding his facts.
  • highly: She was an only child and had been highly conscientious and hard working, with little time for play.
  • scrupulously: Edward D. Shaw He was of a quiet and retiring nature, and a tireless, patient, and scrupulously conscientious Christian worker.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: But actually the children became more conscientious about their own learning.
  • seek: TRANSLATION CO-ORDINATOR We are seeking conscientious, motivated individuals to join our busy administrative tea.
  • do: Brown & Root probably does as conscientious a job for the government as the next contractor.