Synonyms and Antonyms of scrupulous
1
guided by or in accordance with one's sense of right and wrong
- an exemplar of morality who was scrupulous in all of his dealings
decent, good, righteous, right-minded, straight, upright, virtuous
dutiful, observant, respectful
overconscientious
reliable, responsible, solid, tried-and-true, true, trustworthy, trusty
esteemed, law-abiding, reputable, respected, upstanding, worthy
bad, black, evil, evil-minded, immoral, indecent, sinful, unrighteous, wicked
unreliable, untrustworthy
corrupt, debased, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissolute, perverted, reprobate
atrocious, infamous, villainous
base, low, mean, vicious, vile
iniquitous, nefarious
2
taking, showing, or involving great care and effort
- a scrupulous attention to detail is evident in all of his reporting
assiduous, diligent, indefatigable, persevering, sedulous
exhaustive, thorough, thoroughgoing
alert, attentive, observant, vigilant, watchful
accurate, exact, precise, strict
critical, demanding, discriminating, exacting, fastidious, finicky, particular
cautious, chary, circumspect, gingerly, guarded, heedful, mindful, wary
deliberate, plodding, slow
studied, thoughtful
all-out, determined, dogged, intensive, patient, tenacious, tireless, zealous
cursory, halfhearted
heedless, inattentive, incautious, mindless, regardless, unguarded, unsafe, unwary
lax, neglectful, negligent, slipshod, sloppy, slovenly
imprecise
inaccurate, uncritical, undemanding, undiscriminating
bold, impetuous, rash, reckless
apathetic, indifferent, lackadaisical, lazy, lazyish
