thoroughness

Noun

Meaning

The quality or state of being thorough; completeness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

industry deepness comprehensiveness literalism application attention care efficiency pain concentration accuracy detail precision integrity severity
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Antonyms

failure error delay default mistake ignorance
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Hypernyms

conscientiousness

Examples

She did her work with the thoroughness of mind which reveres details and never quite understands them. Sinclair Lewis

The greatest felony in the news business today is to be behind, or to miss a big story. So speed and quantity substitute for thoroughness and quality, for accuracy and context. Carl Bernstein

Accept business only at a price permitting thoroughness. Then do a thorough job, regardless of cost to us. Arthur Nielsen

Medical school education and post graduate education emphasize thoroughness. Ezekiel Emanuel

Thoroughness characterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains. All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinite painstaking, even to the minutest detail. Elbert Hubbard

Lastly, Bagley wrote of the importance of accuracy, thoroughness and effort on the part of the student in the classroom. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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