scrupulous
/ˈskɹuː.pjə.ləs/
scrupulous adjective: exactly and carefully conducted.
Adjective
scrupulous (comparative more scrupulous, superlative most scrupulous)
- Exactly and carefully conducted.
- Come on! You have got to admire their dedication to the rules! These two men are so scrupulous, they would sit at a broken red traffic light for six hours in the middle of the night. “Hey, red is red! We live in a civilized society! Red is red! We stay!”2016, Tim Carvell [et al.], “Special Districts”, in Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, season 3, episode 4, John Oliver (actor), Warner Bros. Television, via HBO
- Synonyms:
- meticulous, painstaking, accurate, careful, surgical, comprehensive, solicitous, conscientious, exhaustive, fastidious
- Antonyms:
- unscrupulous
- Having scruples or compunctions.
- Synonyms:
- worried
- Antonyms:
- Machiavellian
- Precise; exact or strict.
- He is scrupulous in his finances.
- He is a scrupulous businessman and always acts in the best interest of his company.
- Wrongly feeling guilt or anxiety about one’s morality; suffering from scrupulosity.
- Because I have a scrupulous conscience, I sometimes need to be reminded that not everything I do is sinful.
- Synonyms:
- ethical, fair-minded, honourable, just, moral, righteous
scrupulous meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam
scrupulous in Tamil
- தவறுதலற்ற, பழிபாவத்திற்கஞ்சுகிற, விழிப்போடுள்ள
scrupulous in Urdu
- باضمیر, مشکوک, محتاط, نقطہ چیں, صحیح
scrupulous in Bengali
- অধিক খুঁতখুঁতে, অধিক নীতিপরায়ণ, বিবেকী
scrupulous in Malayalam
- സദാചാരവിരുദ്ധമായി, ഒന്നും ചെയ്യാതിരിക്കാൻ ശ്രദ്ധിക്കുന്ന, ഔചിത്യനിഷ്ഠയാൽ നീതമായ, നികൃഷ്ടമായ, ഋജുവായ
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- scrupulous in Kannada
- ತಪ್ಪೆಸಗದ, ಕಟ್ಟುನಿಟ್ಟಾದ, ಎಚ್ಚರಿಕೆಯ
Examples of scrupulous in a sentence
- In times of scarcity, wardens of the peace patrolled the city’s streets to deter the conforaneous vendors’ less scrupulous competition strategies.
- In these cases, we should not be too scrupulous politically, said the priest.
- A label said it had been treated according to most scrupulous hygienic standards.
Synonyms of scrupulous
- meticulous
- painstaking
- accurate
- careful
- surgical
- comprehensive
- solicitous
- conscientious
- exhaustive
- fastidious
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Antonyms
Forms of scrupulous
| comparative | more scrupulous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most scrupulous |
Origin of scrupulous
From Middle French scrupuleux, from Latin scrupulosus.
Questions about scrupulous
- What does scrupulous mean?
- Scrupulous means exactly and carefully conducted.
- What is scrupulous in Tamil?
- Scrupulous in Tamil is தவறுதலற்ற, பழிபாவத்திற்கஞ்சுகிற, விழிப்போடுள்ள. See Scrupulous meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is scrupulous?
- Scrupulous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce scrupulous?
- Scrupulous is pronounced /ˈskɹuː.pjə.ləs/.
Words near scrupulous in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: scrupulous (page history and authors); scrupulous (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); scrupulous (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); scrupulous (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); scrupulous (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); scrupulous (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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