| scrupulous definitions |
| # | Definition | Sets |
| 1 | exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled | 164 sets |
| 2 | very principled, very careful and conscientious | 77 sets |
| 3 | exact, careful | 59 sets |
| 4 | characterized by extreme care and great effort | 59 sets |
| 5 | adj. careful to obey moral principles and legal requirements; conscientious | 48 sets |
| 6 | concientious | 40 sets |
| 7 | (adj.) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled | 36 sets |
| 8 | exact | 34 sets |
| 9 | principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong; conscientious and exacting | 33 sets |
| 10 | conscientious; extremely thorough; ex. scrupulous worker | 32 sets |
| 11 | adj. exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details, meticulous | 28 sets |
| 12 | conscientious | 24 sets |
| 13 | careful | 22 sets |
| 14 | exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details, having high moral standards, principled | 21 sets |
| 15 | conscientious; extremely thorough | 21 sets |
| 16 | principled | 19 sets |
| 17 | careful of small details | 18 sets |
| 18 | ethical | 18 sets |
| 19 | exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details | 18 sets |
| 20 | meticulous | 18 sets |
| 21 | principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong | 16 sets |
| 22 | strict; careful; hesitant for ethical reasons | 15 sets |
| 23 | very principled | 15 sets |
| 24 | careful; diligent; painstaking | 15 sets |
| 25 | having moral integrity | 14 sets |
| 26 | adj. cautious in action for fear of doing wrong. | 13 sets |
| 27 | careless, negligent, remiss, dishonest | 13 sets |
| 28 | adj.exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details, meticulous | 12 sets |
| 29 | careful of small details; honest; conscientious | 12 sets |
| 30 | concerned; conscientious; proper | 12 sets |
| 31 | (adj) exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards, principled | 11 sets |
| 32 | painstaking, meticulous, conscientious | 11 sets |
| 33 | careful; painstaking | 11 sets |
| 34 | exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details, meticulous | 10 sets |
| 35 | careful about moral standards; conscientious | 10 sets |
| 36 | adj. conscientious and exact; having principles | 10 sets |
| 37 | acting in strict regard for what is considered proper; punctiliously exact | 9 sets |
| 38 | careful, diligent, painstaking | 9 sets |
| 39 | painstaking, careful | 9 sets |
| 40 | a strict; careful; hesitant for ethical reasons | 9 sets |