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meticulousness

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Synonyms and Antonyms of 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 of meticulousness

care, carefulness, closeness, conscientiousness, heed, heedfulness, meticulosity, pains, scrupulousness

Words Related to meticulousness

advertence, advertency, attention, concentration, focus, observance, observation

alertness, mindfulness, vigilance, watchfulness

dutifulness, irreproachability, irreproachableness, punctiliousness, responsibility

bother, effort, painstaking, trouble

exactness, particularity, precision

Near Antonyms of meticulousness

inadvertence, inadvertency, inattention, inobservance

Antonyms of meticulousness

heedlessness, inattentiveness, negligence

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