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50 entries under meticulous topic. ×
| discriminating(adjective, sharp, fine, proper, precise) | |
| exact(adjective, thorough, painstaking) | |
| heedful(adjective, thorough, painstaking) | |
| hypercritical(adjective, harsh, rigid, strict) | |
| painstaking(adjective, harsh, informal, careful, thorough) | |
| precise(adjective, informal, careful, tidy, minute) | |
| punctual(adjective, thorough, painstaking) | |
| assiduous(adjective, thorough, painstaking) | |
| earnest(adjective, thorough, painstaking) | |
| fussbudget(adjective, careful, thorough, scrupulous) | |
| hard-working(adjective, thorough, painstaking) | |
| industrious(adjective, thorough, painstaking) | |
| nitpicking(adjective, careful, critical, thorough, scrupulous) | |
| overnice(adjective, affected, demanding, scrupulous, exaggerated) | |
| persevering(adjective, thorough, painstaking) | |
| queasy(demanding, fussy, discriminating, exacting) | |
| sedulous(adjective, thorough, painstaking) | |
| stickler(adjective, careful, thorough, fussy) | |
| strenuous(adjective, thorough, painstaking) | |
| thoroughgoing(adjective, thorough, painstaking) |
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