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41
careful(adjective, thoughtful, serious, attentive, reliable)
34
hard-working(adjective, activity, work, keen, strain)
33
industrious(adjective, activity, work, strong, keen)
31
assiduous(adjective, activity, work, keen, strain)
25
sedulous(adjective, activity, work, strong, strain)
21
painstaking(adjective, activity, difficult, careful, precise)
19
conscientious(adjective, work, strain, careful, firmness)
18
earnest(adjective, strong, enthusiastic, powerful, deep)
16
persevering(adjective, keen, difficult, intense, energetic)
14
punctilious(adjective, precise, meticulous, fastidious)
13
scrupulous(adjective, meticulous, fastidious, vigilant)
13
meticulous(adjective, careful, controlled, orderly)
13
tenacious(adjective, precise, resolute, meticulous)
10
fussy(adjective, precise, meticulous, fastidious)
8
exacting(adjective, meticulous, fastidious, vigilant)
8
strenuous(adjective, meticulous, painstaking)
7
heedful(adjective, attentive, meticulous, vigilant)
7
faithful(adjective, certain, careful, resolute, reliable)
6
fastidious(adjective, precise, meticulous, fastidious)
6
finicky(adjective, meticulous, fastidious, painstaking)
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