What is "painstaking" in English? Definition and Explanations
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What does painstaking mean in English? Meaning of painstaking definition and abbreviation with examples.
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What is "painstaking" in English? Definition and Explanations
Meaning of "painstaking": characterized by extreme care and great effort
Adjective
Pronunciation in US: /ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ/
Synonyms:
diligent, earnest, scrupulous, conscientious, assiduous, strenuous, exacting, careful, by the numbers, exact, finicky, fussy, heedful, industrious, particular, persevering, persnickety, picky, punctilious, punctual, sedulous, stickler, thoroughgoing, by the book, conscionable, fussbudget, hard-working,
Antonyms:
lazy, lethargic, negligent, unconcerned, unscrupulous, half-baked, unenthusiastic, thoughtless, careless, uncareful, easy, half-done, unmindful, unthorough,
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