Painstaking
/ˈpeɪnstaking/
Doing something very carefully and with a lot of effort, making sure to pay attention to every little detail.
Examples
- The artist spent painstaking hours creating a beautiful mural that covered the entire wall of our school.
- My science project required painstaking research, but I learned so much about planets and stars.
- Our teacher gave us a painstaking assignment to write a detailed story, and I worked on it every day after school.
Synonyms
careful
detailed
thorough
meticulous
precise
thorough
Antonyms
careless
sloppy
hasty
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