meticulousness

strict attentiveness to what one is doing he dressed himself with uncharacteristic meticulousness, which made us suspect he was going on a date Synonyms carefulness, closeness, conscientiousness, heed, heedfulness, meticulosity, care, pains, scrupulousnessRelated Words advertence, advertency, attention, concentration, focus, observance, observation; alertness, mindfulness, vigilance, watchfulness; dutifulness, irreproachability, irreproachableness, punctiliousness, responsibility; bother, effort, painstaking, trouble; exactness, particularity, precisionNear Antonyms inadvertence, inadvertency, inattention, inobservanceAntonyms heedlessness, inattentiveness, negligence