PAINSTAKINGLY Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

painstakingly

adverb

as in meticulously

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Recent Examples of painstakingly What follows is a painstakingly precise preparation using the Portrait Bar’s recipe. — Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 The Sunflower Bean guitarist had spent the past two months writing and recording dozens of new songs, painstakingly tracking every instrument and vocal part on his own. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 9 July 2026 Meanwhile, the European Commission was swift in its defense of Spain—and the trade deal that was painstakingly finalized on June 25. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 8 July 2026 Several hours later, rescuers carried the injured on stretchers and recovered the dead in makeshift carts, painstakingly hauling them back up the rugged slope, official Noor Zaman said. — ABC News, 3 July 2026 Where the most hopelessly corny sayings are painstakingly stitched into the equivalent of cloth graph paper by women who believe in the sayings and give the plaques to people who do not believe in the sayings. — Padgett Powell, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026 The mound, which had been bulldozed but painstakingly reconstructed, was eventually destroyed again for residential construction. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 For more than 25 years, Morrison has painstakingly researched the Bethlehem Steel club, compiling thousands of articles on his website about a team history had largely forgotten and where two of his great-uncles played. — Stuart James, New York Times, 29 June 2026 Everything else, no matter how massive in scale or painstakingly rendered, is just sound and fury, not the master nor commander of anything. — Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 24 June 2026

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Fertig plans her in-person interview outfits meticulously, always incorporating her own designs.

— Cami Fateh, Vogue, 22 July 2026
The hotel was later meticulously restored by Raffles International and reopened in 1997.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026

Definition of meticulously

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

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By thinking locally, building conscientiously, and operationalizing sustainability in our deployment choices, AI users, companies, and developers can also help ensure that the infrastructure powering our future doesn’t cost us the earth.

— Sasha Luccioni, Time, 3 July 2026
The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee, which teaches people how to conscientiously object to income levies, reports surging interest in its training sessions.

— Annie Lowrey, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026

Definition of conscientiously

Adverb

Also, thoroughly clean all surfaces, dishes, utensils or other equipment that the uncooked food may have touched.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Section 106 emphasizes that federal agencies must thoroughly evaluate the impact that amendments to historical landmarks might have before any changes can be made.

— News Desk, Artforum, 22 July 2026

Definition of thoroughly

Adverb

At one point during the BBC’s broadcast of the event, as shared by a fan on X, the cameras cut to show Kate explaining something about the match to her daughter, who looked on attentively and nodded.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 14 July 2026
Some active kids glossed over at the lengthy speeches, some watched and listened attentively, eyes sparkling at the work that was put in to launch the league and at the possibility of playing professional soccer.

— PJ Green July 11, Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026

Definition of attentively

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And there is a shocking dearth of evidence to the contrary, given how ardently Peters and her supporters have clung to this narrative for the past six years.

— The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 7 July 2026
Kevan Harris, an associate professor of sociology at UCLA who has studied the Iranian diaspora, said some of the ardently monarchist Iranians became disillusioned and demobilized when the war’s initial objective of regime change failed.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026

Definition of ardently

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In order to earnestly kick-start a new era for West Ham United, impending majority shareholder Daniel Kretinsky felt an important matter needed to be addressed.

— Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 18 July 2026
The scene, which is played earnestly and runs a tad shorter in length than the Kens’ Barbie serenade to Matchbox 20, was always scripted to include Oasis’s most popular song.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Definition of earnestly

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