Definition for Punctilio:

• A nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms; as, the punctilios of a public ceremony.

Synonyms for Punctilio:

• n.

  •act (noun)
  • punctilio.
  •decorum (noun)
  • convenances,
  • courtlinesses,
  • correctitudes.
  •etiquette (noun)
  • courtesy,
  • dignity,
  • form,
  • code,
  • social graces,
  • formalities,
  • protocol,
  • customs,
  • mores,
  • politesse,
  • ceremony,
  • civility,
  • nicety,
  • p's and q's,
  • proper behavior,
  • refinement,
  • rules,
  • convention.
  •good manners (noun)
  • propriety.
  •justice (noun)
  • fairness.
  •propriety (noun)
  • accepted conduct,
  • good behavior,
  • the done thing,
  • social convention,
  • done thing,
  • social conventions.
  •spit and polish (noun)
  • cleanly habit,
  • spit-polish,
  • spit polish.

• Other synonyms:

  •Other relevant words:
  • bunk,
  • complication,
  • rubbish,
  • rigidity,
  • demeanor,
  • importance,
  • precision,
  • harshness,
  • inflexibility,
  • aim,
  • ceremoniousness,
  • detail,
  • item,
  • discrimination,
  • asperity,
  • modesty,
  • ceremonial,
  • bureaucracy,
  • point,
  • purpose,
  • appearance,
  • austerity,
  • preciosity,
  • elegance,
  • bother,
  • nonsense,
  • literalness,
  • particularity,
  • meshugaas,
  • severity,
  • foolishness,
  • gentility,
  • gobbledegook,
  • buncombe,
  • taste,
  • stateliness,
  • stiffness,
  • piece,
  • Mannerliness,
  • pointer,
  • procedure,
  • sensitivity,
  • qualm,
  • Scrupulosity,
  • manners,
  • breeding,
  • grace,
  • rigor,
  • correctness,
  • Proprieties,
  • object,
  • crap,
  • Rigorism,
  • preciseness,
  • mark,
  • delicacy,
  • scrupulousness,
  • hardship,
  • exactness,
  • dress,
  • good manners,
  • Motions,
  • mess,
  • dot,
  • respectability,
  • grade,
  • point of honor,
  • decency,
  • consequence,
  • good form,
  • conformity,
  • ritual,
  • pedantry,
  • Gentlemanliness,
  • rigour,
  • nib,
  • sedateness,
  • level,
  • spot,
  • social grace,
  • degree,
  • balderdash,
  • rigamarole,
  • head,
  • Precisianism,
  • gobbledygook,
  • flash,
  • Puncto,
  • mumbo jumbo,
  • edge,
  • subtlety,
  • peak,
  • hassle,
  • mishegaas,
  • Decencies,
  • sternness,
  • article,
  • punctuality,
  • fine point,
  • peculiarity,
  • technicality,
  • amenities,
  • place,
  • stringency,
  • rigmarole,
  • hint,
  • bunkum,
  • punctiliousness,
  • scruple,
  • strictness,
  • air,
  • moment.

Antonyms for Punctilio:

• n.

  • etiquette
    discourtesy, impoliteness, crudeness, bad manners, rudeness.

Punctilio Sentence Examples:

• But I will not stand on punctilio when it is a question of trying to save a Penreath of Twelvetrees from the gallows.

• But he was insubordinate, and stood upon a punctilio of military etiquette; he refused to take orders from a second lieutenant - and the Union was saved.

Hyponym for Punctilio:

• n.

  • act
    honoring, observance.
  • communication
    etiquette.