METICULOUSLY Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

meticulously

adverb

Definition of meticulously

as in carefully

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as in systematically

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Recent Examples of meticulously With Joel and Ethan Coen, the process was often meticulously planned. — Callum McLennan, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026 Veteran chef Sam Koo builds the changing selection around fresh fish and meticulously handled rice, with rolls starting at $5, chirashi boxes from $23 and bento items priced $4 to $11. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 Known for its innovative and meticulously designed products, Apple is spending its 50th year getting back to its roots. — Time Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Manicurists use both manual and electric tools to meticulously trim and tidy the cuticles—leaving them as neat as humanly possible—and to prepare and shape your natural nails. — Lucy Abbersteen, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026 In the process of making the movie, Selick and his team of some 120 people created more than 200 physical models, which were meticulously positioned and photographed, creating the still frames that provided the basis for the animation. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Oct. 2026 Much of the Red Barn’s irreplaceable art and ephemera, meticulously and lovingly curated over the years, was lost — but the music series, powered by the fireproof resiliency of those who oversee the collective, barely skipped a beat. — Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026 And his film, at once proudly unlikable and meticulously realized, is both a daring display of craft and a rude sign of life—which is to say, the opposite of depressing. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026 Regarding the tapes, now legally in limbo, Owain Richards previously told the BBC about how meticulously his father kept the recordings for the past 25 years. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for meticulously

Adverb

Just be sure to check your plants carefully for pests, like scale, before bringing them back inside in fall.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
Families with children should also check carefully that the kids meet the ride’s height and restraint requirements, which are designed to ensure that the safety equipment fits correctly.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of carefully

Adverb

Police arrested him again in April 2023 and started combing through the forest more systematically and exhuming mass graves.

— Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
The Embodied Neurocomputation Framework treats this as an engineering problem, systematically optimizing information entering the neural network.

— Mike McRae October 19, New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of systematically

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This analogy is strangely anticlimactic and almost consoling, but a pedestrian ending comes with the territory in a scrupulously realistic book about the inconceivable.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
The cleats, now scrupulously modeled in 3D simulations, originated as sharp metal nails, the kind sold at a local hardware store.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Definition of scrupulously

Adverb

When a piece of plastic breaks down into microscopically small components, its total surface area goes up exponentially.

— Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
The only natural safeguard your body has against UV light is a microscopically thin layer of a pigment called melanin in your epidermis.

— Guy German, The Conversation, 18 June 2026

Definition of microscopically

Adverb

La Cinquecento has comprehensively reworked the little Italian icon into something collectors will line up over.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
The court found the federal Pipeline Safety Act comprehensively regulates interstate pipeline safety, meaning individual states cannot interfere with or override federal authority on these operations.

— Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of comprehensively

Adverb

In a series thoroughly well cast (by Jessica Kelly and Lisa Parasyn), Lee and Brennan, especially, stand out as originals, their performances drawn from life, or some private corner of their imagination.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Blazy’s collection this season references an unstructured 1920s silhouette, while this style’s homage to the house’s boucle tweed, embellished with paillettes, creates a thoroughly modern evening look.

— Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 18 Oct. 2026

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