conscientious

UK /ˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəs/ US /ˌkɑnʃiˈɛnʃəs/

adj 2

Collocations

ADJ.

real, thoughtful, wise

VERB + CONSCIENTIOUS

end, seems, think

CONSCIENTIOUS + NOUN

girl, guy, mark, objector, obligations, people, students, worker

PREP.

about, up

ADV.

only, quite

Definitions

adj

Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance; painstaking.

He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker.

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.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — characterized by extreme care and great effort

Antonyms

unconscientious

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker.

Wiktionary

The advice of wise and conscientious people.

Wiktionary

Though Alfred is scrupulous in fulfilling his duties at work, he is less conscientious about his obligations at home.

Tatoeba · #1985

At the end, the conscientious girl gave up with her English homework, and started to revise her list of Ainu words.

Tatoeba · #589600

We're conscientious.

Tatoeba · #2202676

You're conscientious.

Tatoeba · #2202677

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