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scrupulous

scru·pu·lous
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skroo-pyuh-luh s]
    • /ˈskru pyə ləs/
    • /ˈskruː.pjʊ.ləs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skroo-pyuh-luh s]
    • /ˈskru pyə ləs/

Definitions of scrupulous word

  • adjective scrupulous having scruples, or moral or ethical standards; having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled: scrupulous about defending human rights. 1
  • adjective scrupulous punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact: a scrupulous attention to detail in their performance. 1
  • adjective scrupulous meticulous 1
  • adjective scrupulous Someone who is scrupulous takes great care to do what is fair, honest, or morally right. 0
  • adjective scrupulous Scrupulous means thorough, exact, and careful about details. 0
  • adjective scrupulous characterized by careful observation of what is morally right 0

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Origin of scrupulous

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
First recorded in 1400-50; late Middle English word from Latin word scrūpulōsus. See scruple, -ous

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Parts of speech for Scrupulous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

scrupulous popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the 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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Synonyms for scrupulous

adj scrupulous

  • above board — An arrangement or deal that is above board is legal and is being carried out honestly and openly.
  • above suspicion — in such a position that no guilt may be thought or implied, esp through having an unblemished reputation
  • aforethought — premeditated (esp in the phrase malice aforethought)
  • 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.

adjective scrupulous

  • choicy — Fastidious; choosy; discriminating.
  • coldblooded — having a body temperature that fluctuates, approximating that of the surrounding air, land, or water
  • deliberate — If you do something that is deliberate, you planned or decided to do it beforehand, and so it happens on purpose rather than by chance.
  • designful — full of design or intention
  • exact — Not approximated in any way; precise.

Antonyms for scrupulous

adj scrupulous

  • amoral — If you describe someone as amoral, you do not like the way they behave because they do not seem to care whether what they do is right or wrong.
  • behindhand — If someone is behindhand, they have been delayed or have made less progress in their work than they or other people think they should.
  • buyable — available to be bought
  • 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.
  • casuistic — of or having to do with casuistry or casuists

adjective scrupulous

  • exploitative — In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something.
  • woolgathering — indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness: His woolgathering was a handicap in school.

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