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unconscientious

con·sci·en·tious
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kon-shee-en-shuh s, kon-see-]
    • /ˌkɒn ʃiˈɛn ʃəs, ˌkɒn si-/
    • /ˌʌnˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəs /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kon-shee-en-shuh s, kon-see-]
    • /ˌkɒn ʃiˈɛn ʃəs, ˌkɒn si-/

Definitions of unconscientious word

  • adjective unconscientious governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled: She's a conscientious judge, who does not let personal prejudices influence her decisions. 1
  • adjective unconscientious careful and painstaking; particular; meticulous; scrupulous: conscientious application to the work at hand. 1
  • adjective unconscientious careless 0
  • adjective unconscientious Not conscientious. 0
See all 4 definitions of unconscientious

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Origin of unconscientious

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Medieval Latin conscientiōsus, equivalent to Latin conscienti(a) conscience + -ōsus -ous

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Parts of speech for Unconscientious

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Unconscientious

unconscientious popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for unconscientious

adj unconscientious

  • casuistic — of or having to do with casuistry or casuists
  • low-down — If someone gives you the low-down on a person or thing, they tell you all the important information about them.
  • lowdown — the real and unadorned facts; the true, secret, or inside information (usually preceded by the): We gave them the lowdown on the new housing project.

adjective unconscientious

  • exploitative — In the nature of exploitation; acting to exploit someone or something.
All 4 Synonyms of unconscientious

Antonyms for unconscientious

adj unconscientious

  • conscientious — Someone who is conscientious is very careful to do their work properly.
  • conscionable — acceptable to one's conscience
All 2 Antonyms of unconscientious

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