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[ adjective ] characterized by extreme care and great effort

Synonyms

conscientious scrupulous

Examples

"conscientious application to the work at hand" "painstaking research" "scrupulous attention to details"

Related terms

careful

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Rhymes with

staking mistaking taking breathtaking overtaking dressmaking undertaking handshaking earthshaking aching sticking stalking stocking groundbreaking heartbreaking forsaking retaking shaking moneymaking baking papermaking ransacking asking shirking ticking talking making waking tacking muckraking lawmaking homemaking stroking striking braking breaking soaking sucking seeking sacking stinking speaking masking quaking banking king qing cornhusking spanking sneaking smoking smacking trucking risking ranking tracking shocking jerking sinking lovemaking cooking kicking remaking nitpicking meatpacking bloodsucking clanking planking squeaking working lurking knocking wrecking winking woodworking hardworking unthinking debunking shrieking drinking blinking metalworking shrinking backing packing nanking cracking balking ducking docking poking picking booking overlooking interlocking creaking croaking corking attacking thinking thanking joking choking lacking wracking racking whacking chongqing mocking walking looking wreaking leaking licking liking locking viking fucking reeking hijacking hooking hawking blocking parking sleepwalking marking whacking forking hulking carjacking peking provoking rollicking

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

painstakingly panic-struck

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