conscientious and scrupulous imply an active moral sense governing all one's actions and painstaking efforts to follow one's conscience.

For conscientious members of a community, they provide at least additional reasons for conformity to the law.

Conscientiousness is the personality trait of being responsible, careful, or diligent. Conscientiousness implies a desire to do a task well, and to take obligations to others …

Conscientious definition: governed by conscience; controlled by or done according to one's inner sense of what is right; principled.. See examples of CONSCIENTIOUS used in a sentence.

2 meanings: 1. involving or taking great care; painstaking; diligent 2. governed by or done according to conscience.... Click for more definitions.

Definition of conscientious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. meticulous; careful; painstaking. 2. governed by or done according to conscience; scrupulous: a conscientious judge.

If someone is conscientious, that person strives to do what's right and to carry out her duties. Conscientious people show care and put in a big effort. Being conscientious has to do with …

Conscious is an adjective that describes being aware of and responding to one's surroundings; it reflects a state of mind. Conscientious, on the other hand, is also an adjective but it …

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 con•sci•en•tious (kon′shē en′ shəs, kon′sē-), adj. controlled by or done according to …