scrupulous

Adjective

• having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled
  • "less scrupulous producers sent bundles that were deceptive in appearance"

Adjective Satellite

• characterized by extreme care and great effort
  • "scrupulous attention to details"

Adj

• Exactly and carefully conducted.
• Having scruples or compunctions.
• Precise; exact or strict.
• Wrongly feeling guilt or anxiety about one’s morality; suffering from scrupulosity.

Examples

• Because I have a scrupulous conscience, I sometimes need to be reminded that not everything I do is sinful.
• He is a scrupulous businessman and always acts in the best interest of his company.
• He is scrupulous in his finances.

Synonyms

conscientious, painstaking, accurate, careful, comprehensive, ethical, exhaustive, fair-minded, fastidious, groundly, honourable, in-depth, intensive, just, letter-perfect, meticulous, mindful, minute, moral, particular, polished, precise, punctilious, righteous, rigorous, root and branch, scrupulous, scrutinous, sedulous, strict, thorough, tight, worried

Antonyms

unscrupulous

Related Words

scrupulosity, scrupulously, scrupulousness