Conscientious vs Methodical - What's the difference?
conscientious | methodical |
Thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well.
In an organized manner; proceeding with regard to method; systematic.
Arranged with regard to method; disposed in a suitable manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical observation.
* Addison
As adjectives the difference between conscientious and methodical
is that conscientious is thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well while methodical is in an organized manner; proceeding with regard to method; systematic.conscientious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker.
Antonyms
* capricious * impulsiveDerived terms
* conscientiously * conscientiousness * conscientious objectorExternal links
* * *methodical
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- the methodical''' arrangement of arguments; a '''methodical treatise
- Methodical regularity.