PUNCTILIOUSNESS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

punctiliousness

noun

Definition of punctiliousness

as in responsibility

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Recent Examples of punctiliousness Censori has the punctiliousness of a Capricorn—her birthday is January 5—but her moon speaks to her artistic, sensitive side. — Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Rushing went through a learning curve juggling his defensive and offensive responsibilities, and navigating intense online scrutiny of his outbursts on the field and in the dugout.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Enroll your baby before the clock runs out Ensuring your newborn has health coverage is one of the first paperwork responsibilities that parents face in the whirlwind of bringing a baby home.

— Stephanie O'Neill, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of responsibility

Noun

The advisories urged Americans to exercise vigilance and prepare for possible flight cancellations, airspace closures and other travel disruptions.

— Olivia Gazis, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
This method works only as long as employees exercise constant vigilance—over the machines, themselves, and one another.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of vigilance

Noun

Ellen displays intimacy with Lara in front of Ruby; Lara withholds and then offers attention; Ruby watches with envy, desire, and the alertness of a guest who cannot tell whether she is being welcomed or appraised.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Kratom products contain chemicals that can increase alertness, physical energy, and talkativeness.

— Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of alertness

Noun

This memory of the body’s muscle enacted in the gesture of cutting, moved from anger to mindfulness to mourning for all that was lost in that claiming of art.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
This kind of recovery can involve DBT, a therapy that focuses on mindfulness and emotional regulation.

— Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of mindfulness

Noun

The president talked up Jackson and Senate candidate Mike Collins as part of the White House effort to boost GOP enthusiasm in the upcoming elections.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Rowling has been staunchly critical of transgender rights activists, funding legal efforts to protect women’s rights and penning X/Twitter posts that are considered to be attacks by the trans community.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of effort

Noun

Planetary’s slurry shifts more carbon into those stable forms, lowering the CO₂ concentration at the surface.

— Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Their income, equity, career and network may all depend on one company, yet that same concentration often carries over into their personal portfolio.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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