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Conscientious: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Conscientious adjective. Careful to do a job thoroughly and well, from a sense of duty.
How to say it
KON-shee-EN-shus/ˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəs/
4 syllables, with stress on KON and EN.
Conscientious in a sentence
A conscientious nurse, he double-checks every dose before it leaves the trolley.
The most conscientious students were still revising at midnight.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- diligent
- dutiful
- thorough
- scrupulous
Opposite:
- careless
- negligent
Where conscientious comes from
From Latin conscientia, knowledge within oneself, the root of conscience.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
The most _____ students were still revising at midnight.
- contumacious
- litigious
- conscientious
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conscientious: The most conscientious students were still revising at midnight.