as in carefulness
strict attentiveness to what one is doing
finished the last details with as much conscientiousness as the first
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Recent Examples of conscientiousness
Just as the Big Five Personality Traits model helps identify key dimensions of personality—like openness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness—successful leadership today requires understanding and adapting management styles to the unique attributes of each individual.
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
But praise is not the absence of conscientiousness, which Berger excelled in.
—Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Manage your outsourced relationship actively—it'll take conscientiousness and work!
—Randy Wong, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Lead is also associated with higher levels of ADHD, less agreeableness and conscientiousness, and higher levels of neuroticism.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
But praise is not the absence of conscientiousness, which Berger excelled in.
—Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Manage your outsourced relationship actively—it'll take conscientiousness and work!
—Randy Wong, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
Lead is also associated with higher levels of ADHD, less agreeableness and conscientiousness, and higher levels of neuroticism.
—Dylan Matthews, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
See All Example Sentences for conscientiousness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscientiousness
Noun
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At the time, then-Trump spokeswoman turned critic Stephanie Grisham slammed media attention of the jacket.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Despite his rising stardom, Brunson has historically redirected attention to team success over individual accolades.—
Cynthia Pong, JD,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Despite the care taken, those ready-to-wear initial papal vestments didn't always do the trick.—
Christopher Watson,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Vatican May Have Ever So Slightly Softened Its Stance on Trans People Doctrine chief Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández discussed the viability of gender dysphoria, while still condemning gender-affirming care, in a speech at a theological conference in Cologne in February, CNN reports.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The target of the strike was a Hezbollah facility in Beirut which stored precision missiles, according to a joint statement from Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
27 Apr. 2025
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The trek to the moon involved seven major engine burns, doing so with the company's in-house engine technology that performed with precision, Kim said.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Conscientiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscientiousness. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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