What is another word for punctilious?
552 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ pʌŋktˈɪlɪəs], [ pʌŋktˈɪlɪəs], [ p_ʌ_ŋ_k_t_ˈɪ_l_ɪ__ə_s]Table of Contents
Similar words for punctilious:- accurate (adjective)
- careful (adjective)
- careful, finicky (adjective)
- ceremonious (adjective)
- circumspect (adjective)
- conscientious (adjective)
- correct (adjective)
- decorous (adjective)
- dutiful (adjective)
- exact (adjective)
- exemplary (adjective)
- fastidious (adjective)
- formal (adjective)
- fussy (adjective)
- lily-white (adjective)
- meticulous (adjective)
- minute (adjective)
- orthodox (adjective)
- painstaking (adjective)
- pedantic (adjective)
- polite (adjective)
- proper (adjective)
- punctual (adjective)
- refined (adjective)
- religious (adjective)
- right (adjective)
- righteous (adjective)
- rigorous (adjective)
- stiff (adjective)
- strict (adjective)
- unblamable (adjective)
- upright (adjective)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words
Synonyms for Punctilious:
adj.
•accurate (adjective)- matter-of-fact,
- de-fined,
- de-tailed,
- unerring,
- de fined,
- un-erring,
- dis-criminative,
- more concrete,
- on money,
- on the money,
- dis-criminating,
- most ultraprecise,
- ultra precise,
- dis criminative,
- more ultraprecise,
- de finite,
- un-mistakable,
- most defined,
- faithful,
- veracious,
- de tailed,
- un mistakable,
- severe,
- more defined,
- de-finite,
- dis criminating,
- on nose,
- un erring,
- re gular,
- on button,
- ultra-precise,
- ultraprecise,
- explicit,
- re-gular.
- de-liberate,
- more careful,
- self disciplined,
- going great lengths,
- observant,
- more selfdisciplined,
- more thorough,
- ex-acting,
- most selfdisciplined,
- most thorough,
- de liberate,
- ex acting.
- particular,
- Overscrupulous,
- nice,
- punctual,
- heedful,
- overconscientious,
- good eye,
- right on,
- persnickety.
- heart soul into,
- re-liablest,
- minding ps and qs,
- heart soul in to,
- walking eggs,
- more diligent,
- minding p q,
- minding p's q's,
- minding ps qs,
- heart and soul in to,
- re liabler,
- re-liabler,
- re liablest,
- re liable,
- re-liable,
- minding p and q,
- hanging in.
- guiltless,
- batting thousand,
- more neato,
- more bueno,
- not too shabby,
- re-presentative,
- in-nocent,
- most neato,
- in culpable,
- inculpable,
- in nocent,
- meritorious,
- in-culpable,
- re presentative,
- most bueno.
- delicate,
- Stickling,
- exacting,
- demanding,
- discriminating,
- hypercritical,
- finicky,
- literal,
- nit-picky,
- critical,
- discerning,
- finical,
- dainty,
- prudish,
- squeamish,
- diligent,
- Qualmish,
- easily disgusted,
- methodical,
- over-nice,
- perspicacious,
- flawless,
- overnice,
- prim,
- mincing,
- hard to please,
- choosy,
- overdelicate,
- epicurean,
- fussbudgety,
- picky,
- accurate,
- priggish.
- more ceremonialistic,
- stereo typical,
- ex-press,
- stereo-typical,
- more ritual,
- un bending,
- stereo typed,
- most ceremonialistic,
- most formalistic,
- straight arrow,
- pre-scribed,
- pre scribed,
- most starched,
- stereo-typed,
- un-bending,
- re-served,
- playing game,
- re served,
- ex press,
- most ritual,
- more formalistic,
- more starched.
- more fuddyduddy,
- most picky-picky,
- more picky picky,
- most picky picky,
- more fuddy-duddy,
- over fastidious,
- most fuddyduddy,
- picky picky,
- fuddyduddy,
- fuddy duddy,
- more nit-picking,
- nit picking,
- most pickypicky,
- more nit picking,
- over-fastidious,
- most fuddy-duddy,
- pickypicky,
- most nit-picking,
- more picky-picky,
- most overfastidious,
- most nit picking,
- more fuddy duddy,
- most fuddy duddy,
- more pickypicky,
- more overfastidious.
- crossing t's,
- crossing the ts,
- crossing ts,
- dotting i,
- crossing t,
- dotting i's,
- dotting the is,
- dotting the i,
- dotting is,
- crossing the t.
- well-established,
- doctrinal,
- in line,
- old-line,
- received,
- oldline,
- old line,
- die hard,
- according to the book,
- buttoned-down.
- more donnish,
- more schoolish,
- most donnish,
- doctrinaire,
- most hairsplitting,
- most schoolish,
- more hairsplitting.
- most high brow,
- high minded,
- sub lime,
- re-strained,
- re-fined,
- more high brow,
- re fined,
- more high-brow,
- highminded,
- sub-lime,
- high brow,
- re strained,
- more aesthetic,
- most high-brow.
- in errant,
- free error,
- in-errant,
- most amen,
- un distorted,
- in-fallible,
- in fallible,
- in dubitable,
- un mistaken,
- un doubted,
- most undistorted,
- most inerrant,
- more inerrant,
- most watertight,
- most unmistaken,
- more undistorted,
- un-doubted,
- un-distorted,
- more unmistaken,
- more watertight,
- more amen,
- un-mistaken,
- in-dubitable.
- law abiding,
- more lawabiding,
- rightminded,
- more law-abiding,
- de serving,
- most law abiding,
- most law-abiding,
- more law abiding,
- most lawabiding,
- right minded,
- de-serving,
- lawabiding.
- in clement,
- in-temperate,
- most unpermissive,
- in-clement,
- un permissive,
- in temperate,
- more ironhanded,
- more unpermissive,
- unpermissive,
- un-permissive,
- most ironhanded.
- in-tractable,
- un-easiest,
- in tractable,
- un-graceful,
- most hardheaded,
- un-natural,
- un-easier,
- un easier,
- un easiest,
- hardheaded,
- un graceful,
- un gainly,
- un gainlier,
- un-gainly,
- un-relaxed,
- un relenting,
- un gainliest,
- un relaxed,
- unrelaxed,
- un easy,
- more unrelaxed,
- most unrelaxed.
n.
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- thorough,
- cautious,
- systematic,
- provident,
- organized.
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- formal,
- courtesy,
- conventional.
Other synonyms:
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- delinquent.
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- courtly.
- niminy-piminy,
- unbending,
- small,
- selective,
- stilted,
- deliberate,
- high-minded,
- prissy,
- square,
- perceptive,
- accommodating,
- supercritical,
- right,
- practicing,
- hair-splitting,
- mindful,
- faultless,
- trusted,
- unfailing,
- keen,
- decent,
- dependable,
- earnest,
- standard,
- puritanic,
- compulsive,
- slight,
- stringent,
- de rigueur,
- devoted,
- difficult,
- assiduous,
- thoughtful,
- reputable,
- secure,
- neat,
- quibbling,
- intricate,
- calm,
- exigent,
- gentlemanlike,
- normal,
- unwavering,
- duteous,
- trusty,
- sedulous,
- filial,
- responsible,
- steady,
- devout,
- inflexible,
- gentlemanly,
- unruffled,
- loyal,
- formulaic,
- solemn,
- respectable,
- constricting,
- starchy,
- sensitive,
- obedient,
- considered,
- dutiful,
- choicy,
- active,
- suitable,
- submissive,
- confining,
- complete,
- good,
- precious,
- composed,
- subtle,
- trustworthy,
- Chop-logic,
- orderly,
- collected,
- righteous,
- exhaustive,
- honest,
- straitened,
- complex,
- regardful,
- stable,
- perfectionistic,
- ladylike,
- intent,
- fine,
- civil,
- Scrutinizing,
- constant,
- curious,
- pliant,
- ceremonial,
- superb,
- credible,
- fitting,
- detailed,
- believable,
- regular,
- ritual,
- prescribed,
- stately,
- rigid,
- pernickety,
- pro forma,
- seemly,
- appropriate,
- respectful,
- due,
- acquiescent,
- apt,
- infallible,
- Comme Il Faut,
- Precisian,
- constrictive,
- routine,
- predictable,
- genteel,
- certain,
- stiff-necked,
- puritanical,
- majestic,
- indefatigable,
- compliant,
- principled,
- strait-laced,
- sharp,
- archaic duteous,
- conformist,
- obliging,
- malleable,
- limited,
- well thought out,
- yielding,
- courteous,
- true,
- exemplary,
- elaborate,
- defined,
- ritualistic,
- precisionist,
- concentrated,
- errorless,
- veridical,
- discreet,
- honorable,
- becoming,
- focused,
- industrious,
- Puristic,
- set,
- unqualified,
- undeviating,
- considerate,
- superior,
- persevering,
- persistent,
- steadfast,
- comprehensive,
- involved,
- official,
- serene,
- unchanging,
- customary,
- complicated,
- prudent,
- discriminative,
- fuddy-duddy,
- narrow,
- attentive,
- deferential,
- dignified,
- high-principled,
- honourable,
- unswerving,
- cool,
- Finicking,
- close,
- safe,
- dispassionate,
- fixed,
- sound,
- censorious,
- right-minded,
- reliable,
- exquisite,
- straight,
- perfectionist,
- patient,
- hard-working,
- willing,
- tireless,
- studious,
- established,
- flexible,
- sure,
- conforming,
- obsessive,
- acute.
Antonyms for Punctilious:
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adj.
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careful, finicky
informal, careless, easy-going, uncaring.
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Other antonyms:
discourteous, imprecise, improper, indecorous, casual, laid-back, unmannerly, unceremonious, rude, impolite.
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careful, finicky