Punctilious Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Punctilious

formal
Having the outward appearance but lacking in substance:
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fussy
Showing or needing careful attention
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meticulous
Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
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painstaking
The definition of painstaking is requiring a lot of care, effort or hard work.
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precise
The definition of precise is exact.
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proper
Specially adapted or suitable to a specific purpose or specific conditions; appropriate
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fastidious
The definition of fastidious is a very careful attention to detail, or an uptight or hyper-critical person.
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ceremonious
Characterized by conventional usages or formality; very polite
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scrupulous
The definition of scrupulous is someone who is detailed and precise, or someone who is aware of the right thing to do.
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particular
Specialised; characteristic of a specific person or thing.
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exact
The definition of exact is completely true, following all guidelines or precise.
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conscientious
Thorough and assiduous:
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correct
With good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
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finicky
Insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fastidious:
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conventional
Conventional is defined as someone or something widely accepted, or something related to a convention.
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courtly
Suitable for a royal court; stately:
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ceremonial
(Archaic) Observant of forms; ceremonious.
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punctual
Acting or arriving exactly at the time appointed; prompt.
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Antonyms for Punctilious

careless
Showing a lack of consideration:
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easygoing
Living without undue worry or concern; calm.
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uncaring
Devoid of concern or sympathy.
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easy-going
Alternative spelling of easygoing.
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informal
Not in accord with the usual regulations; unofficial.
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Words Related to Punctilious

careful
Accurately or thoroughly done or made; painstaking
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courtesy
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Punctilious Sentence Examples

  • Once he took in the letters from the evening postman, and brought them to the top of the stairs with punctilious politeness.

  • While a student he was not unaccustomed " to make good cheer and be merry," but at the same time he was a punctilious observer of the minutest rites of his faith and "as obstinate a Papist as any in England."

  • The kingdom of Jerusalem consisted of a society of peers, in which the king might be Primus, but in which he was none the less subject to a punctilious law, regulating his position equally with that of every member of the society.

  • The Ramanuja Brahmans are most punctilious in the preparation of their food and in regard to the privacy of their meals, before taking which they have to bathe and put on woollen or silk garments.

  • The nation threw itself on the side of the Pharisees; not in the spirit, of punctilious legalism, but with the ardour of a national enthusiasm deceived in its dearest hopes, and turning for help from the delusive kingship of the Hasmonaeans to the true kingship of Yahweh, and to His vicegerent the king of David's house.

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