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 Ikoyi landed at number 48 this year, owing to its contemporary global menu that is inspired by both British microseasonality and meticulously sourced global spices. — Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026 Today, 80 years on, survivors who witnessed the atrocities that Marie-Claude so meticulously put before the court — and the watching world — are sadly dwindling in number. — Natalie Livingstone, Sun Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026 Herzog’s meticulously researched procedural is a riveting summer read that does for all insects what Jaws does for the ocean. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2026 Our celebrations were led by women, my grandmother, mother, and aunts, who would meticulously clean the house and spend weeks preparing snacks and sweets. — Rachel Gurjar, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Nov. 2026 Campers come in all shapes and sizes, from obviously DIY to meticulously finished. — Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 1 Nov. 2026 But that didn't stop him from meticulously researching every last ballot proposition and candidate. — Saige Miller, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026 Nocturne saddles him with not only a dead child but a dead wife and a dead partner as well, all the better to cement Schreiber’s meticulously grizzled face in an expression of pained stoicism. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026 The tree was donated after being meticulously chosen by Rockefeller Center’s head gardener, Erik Pauze, who has been scouting the trees that become the heartbeat of New York City’s holiday decor for decades. — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 29 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for meticulously

Adverb

After hearing parents’ concerns this week, the Board of Education on Thursday put out a statement calling for the local zoning board to carefully review any formal proposal.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2026
Grumpy’s knack for musical storytelling makes Unfindable Ring feel immersive, its songs chock-full of evocative wordplay and carefully produced so that every standout line is coupled with an accompanying sonic flourish.

— Cameron Cook, Pitchfork, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of carefully

Adverb

Santander, a native of Margarita, Venezuela, watched political movements systematically transform his home country's legal institutions and economy.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Trump has spent much of his second presidency systematically undermining those assets.

— David Averre, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 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

When a piece of plastic breaks down into microscopically small components, its total surface area goes up exponentially.

— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of microscopically

Adverb

Apple is quite proud of this development, showing me in great detail the many minutely thin layers of the PROLED XDR screen in a behind-closed-doors demonstration.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026
Your own search will factor into this list, reorienting its order, however minutely.

— Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of minutely

Adverb

Overall productivity must be calculated comprehensively, evaluating the net output gains against all the industrial subsidies, bad debts, foregone profits, and indirect support for investment that the government has provided.

— Oliver Melton, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026
The time required for those steps, when done comprehensively, may be significantly reduced with AI.

— Maureen Metcalf, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of comprehensively

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