Conscientious

What do we mean by conscientious?

Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled. adjective

Thorough and assiduous: synonym: diligent. adjective

Conscious.

Controlled by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong: as, a conscientious judgė.

Regulated by conscience; according to the dictates of conscience; springing from conscience: as, a conscientious scruple.

Synonyms and Scrupulous, exact, careful, faithful, upright, honest, honorable, righteous.

Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong; -- said of a person. adjective

Characterized by a regard to conscience; conformed to the dictates of conscience; -- said of actions. adjective

Thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well. adjective

Guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong adjective

Characterized by extreme care and great effort adjective

Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance.

Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong (said of a person).

Words that are spelled similarly to conscientious:
conscientious, unconscientious.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word conscientious:
objector, noncombatant, objection, scruples, conscientiousness, pacifism, conscription, cos, pacifist, mennonites, conscripted, exemption, exempted, ambulance, quakers, conscience, quaker, refusal, brethren, refuse, tribunal, civilian, imprisoned, taxation, selective, volunteered, discharge, beliefs, moral, military, vietnam, worker, refused, status, alternative, imprisonment, abortion, service, wartime, clause, prison, draft, grounds, war, willing, drafted, religious, duty, peace, serve, taxes, jail, duties, reasons, fellowship, attempting, denied.

Words that rhyme with conscientious:
pretentious, contentious, tendentious, unpretentious.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective conscientious:
objectors, objector, objection, man, scruples, effort, men, work, teacher, person, efforts, worker, objections, student, care, study, convictions, motives, discharge, regard, status, conviction, attention, performance, parents, grounds, persons, manner, officer, teachers, use, physician, woman, artist, workers, devotion, application, citizens, attempt, citizen, service, mother, scruple, writer, historian, desire, belief, observance, refusal, students, servant, members, member, duty, reader, parent, christian, adherence, practice, official, judge, fidelity, attitude, doctor, job, individuals, minister, labor, feeling, labour, examination, scholar, editor, officials, mind, administrator, judgment, feelings, individual, practitioner, observer, employee, decision, obligation, officers, workman, thoroughness, opposition, critic, industry, accuracy.

Words that sound like conscientious:
conscientious, unconscientious, consciousness, contentious, conciencia, consciente, conscientiousness, conscientiously, canniness, sententious.