scrupulousness
- noun
- /ˈskruːpjələsnəs/
:
escrupulosidad
- The accountant's scrupulousness in managing finances earned him the trust of his clients.
This is probably the first time that they'd ever done this, an investigation to this degree of, you know, scrupulousness.
- This is probably the first time that they'd ever done this, an investigation to this degree of, you know, scrupulousness.
Examples
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"The reason is that in the end democratic man is divided: he is preoccupied with distinguishing and separating in his experiences, with an ever-more-refined, chimerical scrupulousness, what had been affected by aristocratic inequality, by man's power over man, and what can be defined and experienced as pure nature.
Academic text (1998) -
Now perhaps I do them with more intensity and scrupulousness than I did before, but at the same time with less ultimate concern—what difference does any of it make?—and less ego.
Academic text (2004) -
It was purely out of scrupulousness and respect for Nina's honor that Galina agreed to the underground conditions which weighed heavily on her heart.
Fiction book (1993) -
And law seems to dispense pain and deal in death with great reluctance and considerable scrupulousness, imposing on itself elaborate procedures and providing various safeguards and protections for its potential victims.
Academic text (1992) -
Randolph here describes the respectable American woman's version of that scheduled scrupulousness apparent in the masculine narratives of Ben Franklin and, later, of Jay Gatsby.
Academic text (1997) -
Her scrupulousness in proofreading the manuscript ensured that there were no errors left uncorrected.
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His scrupulousness regarding ethical practices in the workplace set a high standard for his colleagues.
Synonyms
447
4.3
Being honest and doing what is right
60
4.1
Careful, steady work that helps you reach a goal
18
6.8
The quality of being very careful and exact in thinking or work
3
7.6
Careful, responsible way of working that shows a person wants to do their work well
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2.1
Paying close attention to avoid mistakes or harm
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7.5
A quality of being very careful about small details
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9.1
Being honest and refusing bribes
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6.9
Being honest and doing what is right
Careful attention to do what is morally right and avoid mistakes
Careful attention to small details and correct behavior
Being very careful about small details
Being very careful and doing every small part of a job well
Careful attention and steady effort that help someone do small things well
Careful, steady work and attention over a long time
Careful, steady work and attention to a task
Being careful and paying attention to what you must do
Being careful to do things in an orderly way
Carefully doing the duties you are expected to do
The quality of being honest and refusing bribes
Antonyms
How Scrupulous
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8.2
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7.5
3
7.6
1
2.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
scrupulousness = scrupulous (transparent) = scruple + ous + ness
Formed by adding the productive noun-forming suffix '-ness' to the adjective 'scrupulous'; the meaning is the expected nominalization of that adjective.
Etymology
Scrupulousness comes from the Latin scrupulus, meaning 'small sharp stone'. Imagine a tiny stone in your shoe that makes you check every step; that's why scrupulousness means being very careful to do what is right and to notice small details.