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conscientious
con·sci·en·tious C0578900 (kŏn′shē-ĕn′shəs)adj.1. Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled: a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice.2. Thorough and assiduous: a conscientious worker; a conscientious effort to comply with the regulations. See Synonyms at diligent.
[Obsolete French conscientieux, from Medieval Latin cōnscientiōsus, from Latin cōnscientia, conscience; see conscience.]
con′sci·en′tious·ly adv.con′sci·en′tious·ness n.conscientious (ˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəs) adj1. involving or taking great care; painstaking; diligent2. governed by or done according to conscience ˌconsciˈentiously adv ˌconsciˈentiousness ncon•sci•en•tious (ˌkɒn ʃiˈɛn ʃəs, ˌkɒn si-)
adj. 1. meticulous; careful; painstaking. 2. governed by or done according to conscience; scrupulous: a conscientious judge. [1605–15; < Medieval Latin] con`sci•en′tious•ly, adv. con`sci•en′tious•ness, n. syn: See painstaking. conscious consciousness">consciousness conscience">conscience conscientious1. 'conscious'Conscious is an adjective. If you are conscious of something, you are aware of it. She became conscious of Rudolph looking at her.I was conscious that he had changed his tactics.If you are conscious, you are awake, rather than asleep or unconscious. The patient was fully conscious during the operation.2. 'consciousness'Consciousness is a noun. You can refer to your mind and thoughts as your consciousness. Doubts were starting to enter into my consciousness.If you lose consciousness, you become unconscious. If you regain consciousness or recover consciousness, you become conscious again after being unconscious. These are fairly formal expressions. He fell down and lost consciousness.He began to regain consciousness just as Kate was leaving.She died in hospital without recovering consciousness.In more informal English you can say that you pass out instead of 'lose consciousness', and come round instead of 'regain/recover consciousness'. He felt sick and dizzy, then passed out.When I came round, I was on the kitchen floor.3. 'conscience'Conscience is a noun. Your conscience is the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is right or wrong. My conscience told me to vote against the others.Their consciences were troubled by stories of famine and war.4. 'conscientious'Conscientious is an adjective. Someone who is conscientious is very careful to do their work properly. We are generally very conscientious about our work.She seemed a conscientious, serious young woman.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | conscientious - characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"painstaking, scrupulouscareful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior" | | 2. | conscientious - guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong; "a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice"unconscientious - not conscientious; |
conscientiousadjective1. thorough, particular, careful, exact, faithful, meticulous, painstaking, diligent, punctilious She is generally very conscientious about her work.
thorough slack, irresponsible, careless, unreliable, negligent, thoughtless, untrustworthy, remiss, unconscientious2. honourable, just, responsible, moral, strict, straightforward, upright, honest, scrupulous, high-minded, incorruptible, high-principled I admired this noble, conscientious man.
honourable unscrupulous, unprincipledTranslationsconscientious (konʃiˈenʃəs) adjective careful and hard-working. a conscientious pupil. 認真的，盡責的 认真的，尽责的 ˌconsciˈentiously adverb 認真地 认真地ˌconsciˈentiousness noun 認真 认真ˌconscientious obˈjector noun a person who refuses to serve in the armed forces for moral or religious reasons. 由於道德或宗教因素拒服兵役的人 由于良心或宗教信仰拒服兵役的人EncyclopediaSeeconscientious objectorMedicalSeeconscientiousnessLegalSeeConscientious Objectorconscientious
Related to conscientious: flatterableSynonyms for conscientiousadj thoroughSynonyms- thorough
- particular
- careful
- exact
- faithful
- meticulous
- painstaking
- diligent
- punctilious
Antonyms- slack
- irresponsible
- careless
- unreliable
- negligent
- thoughtless
- untrustworthy
- remiss
- unconscientious
adj honourableSynonyms- honourable
- just
- responsible
- moral
- strict
- straightforward
- upright
- honest
- scrupulous
- high-minded
- incorruptible
- high-principled
AntonymsSynonyms for conscientiousadj characterized by extreme care and great effortSynonymsRelated Wordsadj guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrongAntonyms |