conscientious
governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled: She's a conscientious judge, who does not let personal prejudices influence her decisions.
careful and painstaking; particular; meticulous; scrupulous: conscientious application to the work at hand.
Origin of conscientious
1synonym study For conscientious
Other words for conscientious
Other words from conscientious
- con·sci·en·tious·ly, adverb
- con·sci·en·tious·ness, noun
- hy·per·con·sci·en·tious, adjective
- hy·per·con·sci·en·tious·ly, adverb
- hy·per·con·sci·en·tious·ness, noun
- o·ver·con·sci·en·tious, adjective
- o·ver·con·sci·en·tious·ly, adverb
- un·con·sci·en·tious, adjective
- un·con·sci·en·tious·ly, adverb
- un·con·sci·en·tious·ness, noun
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How to use conscientious in a sentence
“This is not about saving Christmas from the secularists, but rather from overly conscientious Christians,” Wilson writes.
Kirk Cameron Saves Christmas from Abominable Killjoys (Other Christians) | Brandy Zadrozny | November 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHer preparation sounds like normal due diligence by a conscientious executive for the task in hand.
Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine | Clive Irving | August 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEarly on, we had been conscientious about providing them with gender-neutral toys like blocks, balls, and puzzles.
Thus spoke countless, earlier generations of failed, though no doubt principled and conscientious, revolutionaries.
Ron, who was only 27 at the time, had been a conscientious objector.
Remembering Ron Moreau: Goodbye To A War Reporting Legend | Christopher Dickey | May 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I suppose he is sick of the sound of them, or perhaps it is because he feels obliged to be conscientious in teaching Beethoven!
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayKeen and canny, they drive a close bargain but, scrupulous and conscientious, fulfil it faithfully.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowIt proceeds neither from wrath, that is, from the fear of their wrath, nor from a conscientious sense of obligation to obey them.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamNot much intellect, but most conscientious and as faithful as an old watch dog.
His master may be a man of some conscientious scruples; ours may be unmerciful.
British Dictionary definitions for conscientious
/ (ˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəs) /
involving or taking great care; painstaking; diligent
governed by or done according to conscience
Derived forms of conscientious
- conscientiously, adverb
- conscientiousness, noun
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