METICULOUSLY Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

meticulously

adverb

Definition of meticulously

as in carefully

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as in systematically

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Recent Examples of meticulously Once their spring blooms are complete, Aggrey meticulously collects the seed pods from the clarkias, gilias and phacelias, processes the seeds and packages them for gifting before the subsequent spring. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026 The vaccine schedule is meticulously designed from decades of research, timing doses to protect children when most vulnerable, not arbitrarily. — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 But her decades of research, kept meticulously in a brown leather binder, is now in the hands of Novato Police detectives. — Juliette Goodrich, CBS News, 30 July 2026 One that unfurls itself, revealing the expertly—and meticulously—weaved pieces of its rich tapestry, to all those lucky enough to spend a few days in its company. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026 In one set of entries, which runs from the end of 2019 through his retirement from government at the end of 2022, Fauci meticulously chronicled his growing fame. — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 The nine-room, three-story colonial was built in 1996 and has been meticulously maintained by its only owner. — Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026 Denza says the design meticulously balances aerodynamics, downforce, and cooling. — New Atlas, 25 July 2026 But while every detail had been meticulously planned, Mother Nature had one surprise of its own. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for meticulously

Adverb

After securing Swift in its grasp, LINK will carefully fire its three ion thrusters, aiming to boost the observatory back to its original orbit over the course of two to three months.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
The Voyagers have been skirting this dismal fate for years now, with NASA engineers carefully monitoring each spacecraft’s power supplies and plotting out when to turn off individual instruments to keep the missions going as long as possible.

— Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of carefully

Adverb

That allows hackers to systematically guess those phrases and then drain crypto wallets.

— Ty Roush, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Trump has systematically starved Social Security of funds for customer service, a cynical effort to make this all-important program seem more burdensome to the seniors who rely on it.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of systematically

Adverb

This analogy is strangely anticlimactic and almost consoling, but a pedestrian ending comes with the territory in a scrupulously realistic book about the inconceivable.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
The cleats, now scrupulously modeled in 3D simulations, originated as sharp metal nails, the kind sold at a local hardware store.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Definition of scrupulously

Adverb

The only natural safeguard your body has against UV light is a microscopically thin layer of a pigment called melanin in your epidermis.

— Guy German, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
Coming up with materials that will do that work is actually the easy part; turning them into the microscopically-thin film of a solar sail is the real challenge.

— Kiona N. Smith, Space.com, 31 May 2026

Definition of microscopically

Adverb

The dozens of edits that Congress made have been minutely examined by historians and literary scholars.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Its standout feature is its hyper-deformable wheels, minutely structured from silicone, composite, and stainless steel, which create a soft, enlarged contact surface with the terrain.

— Tim Barber, Wired News, 14 Apr. 2026

Definition of minutely

Adverb

But rather than further ratchet up the stakes in the final minutes, the episode closes with Rosemary exhaustively — and rather hilariously — going over an extensive genealogical document for Tom and Patricia.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Have these people never read, say, The Feminine Mystique, which exhaustively cataloged the despair of mid-century stay-at-home mothers?

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026

Definition of exhaustively

Adverb

The easiest way to lower your exposure to the cyclospora parasite is by washing your hands and surfaces doing food preparation, by washing raw ingredients in cold water, and by thoroughly cooking fruits and vegetables.

— Marissa Perlman, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
If hunting or skinning animals, use gloves, and cook game meat thoroughly before eating.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

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