overconscientious

adjective

Definition of overconscientiousnext
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  1. conscientious
  2. moral
  3. honorable
  4. ethical
  5. honest
  6. scrupulous
  7. righteous
  8. virtuous
Adjective
  • The exhibition’s framing of Hamdi as the conscientious Orientalist feels slyly designed to disarm judgment of his work, and even to neutralize his professional misdeeds.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Earth-friendly, conscientious gardeners learn to slow down and pay attention — not only to plants but to the many creatures that share the garden.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
Definition of conscientious
Adjective
  • But when a mysterious stranger begins blackmailing Neve, she is forced to compromise every legal, moral, and ethical obligation to gain an acquittal — or else risk her dark secrets being exposed.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 July 2026
  • Rather than uniting America’s founders, slavery divided the authors of both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence as a moral issue.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
Definition of moral
Adjective
  • Someone who lost their way despite their initial, honorable intentions.
    — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • Manliness is a touchy subject these days, but there was a time when honorable combat was respected above the mere running of one’s mouth.
    — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
Definition of honorable
Adjective
  • Performance-enhancing uses also raise ethical considerations.
    — Elaine Yu, CNBC, 11 July 2026
  • While guidelines provide oversight on the vetting, selection and usage of AI tools, governance provides the structural oversight that keeps AI aligned with business objectives, ethical standards and regulatory requirements.
    — Scott Francis, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of ethical
Adjective
  • There still can be that intellectually honest middle position.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026
  • If a profile, photo, or introduction needs updating, choose one that feels alive and honest.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026
Definition of honest
Adjective
  • Any pause mechanism would also need to ensure less scrupulous AI labs don’t secretly keep working to advance the technology during a break, likely through checks by peer labs.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 June 2026
  • Abdul-Mateen would next find out that Kingsley has his own scrupulous process for sizing up his collaborators.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
Definition of scrupulous
Adjective
  • Still, what an enviable thing to toil in a righteous cause, and to act with such certainty that humane education fosters freedom.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
  • Margo Price is celebrating July 4 weekend in typically righteous fashion, surprise releasing a protest album—or mixtape, per a press release—comprising a series of covers and a few originals.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 3 July 2026
Definition of righteous
Adjective
  • Medieval women who repaired church vestments and poor people’s clothes were considered virtuous.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
  • This creates a virtuous loop where those better decisions then generate the data that improves models further.
    — Campbell Brown, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of virtuous
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