SCRUPULOSITY Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

scrupulosity

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Definition of scrupulosity

as in scrupulousness

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Recent Examples of scrupulosity The former Auburn star later revealed that his absence was due to religious scrupulosity, which is a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder. — James Boyd, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026 His efforts to repent led him into a spiral of extreme scrupulosity. — Kaitlyn Bancroft, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Sep. 2021 His function is purely semiotic, and objections to him are hardly rooted in scrupulosity about matters of fact or logic. — Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 20 Oct. 2019 There was no attempt to get to the bottom of what really happened, no rigor, no scrupulosity, no care for the actual event. — Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 23 Aug. 2019

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Noun

With such scrupulousness, Parton’s estate seemed primed to avoid the kind of posthumous infighting and chaos that so often consumes these institutions.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of scrupulousness

Noun

The slight reproach to which the virtue of patriotism is commonly liable, the noble are most likely to incur.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
War is above all, in their eyes, the occasion to demonstrate the most noble human virtues…energy, self-mastery, sacrifice to a cause that is greater than oneself.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of virtue

Noun

That critique of American foreign policy – that US high-mindedness and democratic idealism conceal naked corporate interests – persisted through the Cold War and into the 21st Century.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
In exchange, the company burnishes its halo of high-mindedness, receives the right to feature famous works on its T-shirts, and gets to stage events in empty galleries or under an iconic glass pyramid, furthering the idea that its interests lie in Life as much as in Wear.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025

Definition of high-mindedness

Noun

Of course, for purposes of character arc, one of those good ones has to wake up to his own goodness.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Smoked carnitas, a play on Dominican carne salada made from brisket trimmings confited in their own fat, are a study in silky-fatty goodness, doused with spicy green aji verde.

— Hilary Cadigan, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of goodness

Noun

Building a reputation for trustworthiness and fairness through transparent actions and accountability also helps reinforce one’s incorruptibility.

— Nancy Pulciano, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2026
While critics say these changes are merely cosmetic, many ordinary Bangladeshis have been sold on the veneer of incorruptibility that comes from a theological under-pinning.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026

Definition of incorruptibility

Noun

Our legislators have not yet learned the comparative value of free-trade and of freedom, of union, and of rectitude, to a nation.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Eisenkot has cultivated a reputation for integrity, competence, and personal rectitude, forging relationships across Israel’s fractured political spectrum.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026

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