meticulous
Very careful about every tiny detail.
meticulous in a sentence
- She was meticulous about her map, marking every rock and river.
- The meticulous baker weighed every ingredient twice and lined the cherries up in neat rows.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to meticulous?
- Acareless
- Bhasty
- Ccareful
- Dsloppy
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C: careful. The other three mean the opposite of meticulous.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to meticulous?
- Aprecise
- Bthorough
- Ccareless
- Dcareful
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C: careless. The other three mean nearly the same as meticulous.
Words that mean something similar
careful, precise, thorough
Words that mean the opposite
careless, sloppy, hasty
More words about character & personality
- miserly: Mean with money and hating to spend it.
- modest: Not boasting about your talents or success.
- mortal: Certain to die one day, like all living things.
- naive: Believing things too easily because you have not yet learned how tricky people can be.
- noted: Well known and respected, especially for a particular skill.
- notorious: Famous for something bad.
- objective: Based on facts rather than on personal feelings.
- obstinate: Refusing to change your mind or do what others want, however hard they try.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test