OVERCONSCIENTIOUS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

overconscientious

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Adjective

This focus on elevated yet conscientious materials is reflected in designers’ latest choices.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Aug. 2026
Less so is the fact that more vulnerabilities are being discovered by bounty hunters assisted by AI tools, leaving Google fighting a battle to patch them before less conscientious hackers find them and put them to criminal use.

— Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of conscientious

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The psychological thriller, which Zeller wrote, produced and directed, follows the emotional and moral challenges faced by a couple in an increasingly uncertain world.

— Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026
His words were interpreted as a kind of political and moral mission spurred by his son’s death.

— Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of moral

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Modern interpreters have read his 10 heads as signifying his vast knowledge of 10 sacred texts, or alternately his 10 ethical failings, but the Ramayana account describes him as 10-headed from birth.

— Charles Preston, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Talarico is hoping to raise further ethical questions about Paxton by publicizing the Unity Resources case.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of ethical

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Any pause mechanism would also need to ensure less scrupulous AI labs don’t secretly keep working to advance the technology during a break, likely through checks by peer labs.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 5 June 2026
Abdul-Mateen would next find out that Kingsley has his own scrupulous process for sizing up his collaborators.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026

Definition of scrupulous

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This led to a segment on Newsmax in which anchor Carl Higbie deleted one Jelly Roll song from his phone on air, demonstrating the apparent righteous power of tapping a touch-screen button.

— Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Citizen, published two months after Brown’s killing, seemed to channel that righteous fury.

— Charles Finch, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of righteous

Adjective

Indulge in smoothies all day long at the Palm Court, where the coconut horchata is equal parts indulgent and virtuous.

— Jessica Ritz, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026
The United States will establish deterrence and therefore reduce risks, creating a virtuous cycle in which Americans can begin to have greater confidence in a bioresilient future.

— Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

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