scrupulous

Questions about scrupulous

What does scrupulous mean?

scrupulous means "having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in scrupulous?

scrupulous has 3 syllables: scru-pu-lous. The stress falls on "scru". In IPA it is /ˈskɹupjələs/.

What is another word for scrupulous?

Close synonyms include conscientious, painstaking. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of scrupulous?

The recorded antonyms are unscrupulous.

Is scrupulous a common word?

scrupulous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with scrupulous?

1 word rhymes with scrupulous. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.