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- [peynz-tey-king, peyn-stey-]
- /ˈpeɪnzˌteɪ kɪŋ, ˈpeɪnˌsteɪ-/
- /ˈpeɪnzˌteɪ.kɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [peynz-tey-king, peyn-stey-]
- /ˈpeɪnzˌteɪ kɪŋ, ˈpeɪnˌsteɪ-/
Definitions of painstaking word
- adjective painstaking taking or characterized by taking pains or trouble; expending or showing diligent care and effort; careful: a painstaking craftsman; painstaking research. 1
- noun painstaking careful and diligent effort. 1
- adjective painstaking person: conscientious 1
- adjective painstaking action: showing diligence 1
- adjective painstaking A painstaking search, examination, or investigation is done extremely carefully and thoroughly. 0
- adjective painstaking extremely careful, esp as to fine detail 0
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Origin of painstaking
First appearance:
before 1550 One of the 31% oldest English words
First recorded in 1550-60; pain + -s3 + taking
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Parts of speech for Painstaking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
painstaking popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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adj painstaking
- all out — not at one's home or place of employment; absent: I stopped by to visit you last night, but you were out.
- all the way — You use all the way to emphasize how long a distance is.
- all together — in chorus, in unison
- all-embracing — Something that is all-embracing includes or affects everyone or everything.
- blow by blow — precisely detailed; describing every minute detail and step: a blow-by-blow account of the tennis match; a blow-by-blow report on the wedding ceremony.
noun painstaking
- carefulness — cautious in one's actions: Be careful when you cross the street.
- definiteness — clearly defined or determined; not vague or general; fixed; precise; exact: a definite quantity; definite directions.
- definitiveness — most reliable or complete, as of a text, author, criticism, study, or the like: the definitive biography of Andrew Jackson.
- definitude — the quality of being definite; precision
- fastidiousness — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
adjective painstaking
- careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
- considered — A considered opinion or act is the result of careful thought.
- exact — Not approximated in any way; precise.
- exacting — Making great demands on one's skill, attention, or other resources.
- fastidious — excessively particular, critical, or demanding; hard to please: a fastidious eater.
Antonyms for painstaking
adj painstaking
- all over the map — changeable
- careless — If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
- casual — If you are casual, you are, or you pretend to be, relaxed and not very concerned about what is happening or what you are doing.
- cursory — A cursory glance or examination is a brief one in which you do not pay much attention to detail.
- down home — of, relating to, or exhibiting the simple, familiar, or folksy qualities associated with one's family or with rural areas, especially of the southern U.S.: down-home cooking; down-home hospitality.
adjective painstaking
- depthless — immeasurably deep; fathomless
- designless — without a design, unplanned
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