as in carefulness
strict attentiveness to what one is doing
finished the last details with as much conscientiousness as the first
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Recent Examples of conscientiousness
Socioemotional skills, such as grit and conscientiousness, often have equally large economic returns.
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Jim Yong Kim, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
Psychologists often use the Big Five personality traits model to describe the main dimensions of a person’s personality: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2024
One possibility, the study authors wrote, is that traits like conscientiousness help people perform better on cognitive tests, indicative of their ability to cope with the challenges of dementia.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
Personality Types and Zodiac Signs The BTI measures five main personality factors — extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, openness to experience, and agreeableness.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
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Jim Yong Kim, Foreign Affairs, 14 June 2018
Psychologists often use the Big Five personality traits model to describe the main dimensions of a person’s personality: openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2024
One possibility, the study authors wrote, is that traits like conscientiousness help people perform better on cognitive tests, indicative of their ability to cope with the challenges of dementia.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
Personality Types and Zodiac Signs The BTI measures five main personality factors — extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, openness to experience, and agreeableness.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024
See all Example Sentences for conscientiousness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conscientiousness
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Born as Yolande Cornelia Giovanni, Jr. June 7, 1943 in Knoxville, Giovanni was a prolific and well-regarded poet who initially gained attention in the late 1960s as part of the Black Arts Movement after graduating from Nashville’s Fisk University.Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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But women, in particular, are paying close attention to Trump’s early decision-making.Suzette Hackney, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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The care that is evident in each corner is overwhelming.Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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Players from both teams gathered together – some were seen praying – as DuBose received on-field care.Wayne Sterling, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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Every single detail was scrutinized and designed with precision.William Arruda, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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With an extended range of up to 1,550 miles, the Tomahawk allows maritime platforms to perform long-range precision strikes against land targets.CBS News, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Conscientiousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conscientiousness. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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