overconscientious
- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəs/
:
excesivamente concienzudo
- He is so overconscientious that he checks his work five times.
Examples
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Being overconscientious can sometimes lead to unnecessary stress at work.
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Her overconscientious approach meant she spent hours double-checking every detail.
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Don't be overconscientious!
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Her overconscientious nature made her double-check every report.
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His overconscientious nature made him double-check every detail of the report before submitting it.
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She is often seen as overconscientious because she spends too much time ensuring everything is perfect.
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Being overconscientious can lead to unnecessary stress, as he feels compelled to meet every small expectation.
Synonyms
32
7.7
Being too eager and causing problems
31
6.6
Giving too much attention to risk and missing good chances
12
7.1
Hard to please and careful about small details
8
8.0
Very careful about small details and being clean, often hard to please
3
7.2
Careful to do things correctly and notice small details
3
6.1
Being more careful than needed because you are afraid of risk
1
8.9
Being very careful about small details and correct behaviour
Being too careful about following rules or avoiding mistakes
Too careful and slow in a way that seems not natural
Too cautious so someone avoids normal activities
Being very picky about small details when choosing or arranging things
Too worried about small details and hard to please
Antonyms
How Conscientious
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7.2
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7.2
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8.6
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5.9
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3.9
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1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
overconscientious = conscientious (transparent) = over + conscientious
The meaning is directly 'excessively' + 'conscientious'; 'over-' as an intensifying prefix is productive and the base adjective is recognizable to learners.
Etymology
The word overconscientious combines over- ('too much') and conscientious, from conscience meaning 'a sense of right and wrong'. So, overconscientious describes someone who is 'too careful' to do what is right and may check things more than needed.