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Culminate vs Conscientious - What's the difference?

culminate | conscientious |

As a verb culminate

is (astronomy) of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.

As an adjective conscientious is

thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well.

culminate

English

Verb

(culminat)
  • (astronomy) Of a heavenly body, to be at the highest point, reach its greatest altitude.
  • To reach the (physical) summit, highest point, peak etc.
  • * Milton
  • As when his beams at noon / Culminate from the equator.
  • * Dana
  • The reptile race culminated in the secondary era.
  • * Motley
  • The house of Burgundy was rapidly culminating .
  • To reach a climax; to come to the decisive point (especially as an end or conclusion).
  • Their messy breakup culminated in a restraining order.
    New York Times Mr. Bush has been marking the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11 with a series of speeches about terrorism that culminated with his televised address last night.
    The class will culminate with a rigorous examination.
  • To finalize, bring to a conclusion, form the climax of.
  • * 2010 , "By the skin of her teeth", The Economist , 7 Sep 2010:
  • The announcement by Tony Windsor and Rob Oakeshott in Canberra culminated more than a fortnight of intensive political horse-trading.

    Synonyms

    * peak

    conscientious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Thorough, careful, or vigilant; implies a desire to do a task well.
  • He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker.

    Antonyms

    * capricious * impulsive

    Derived terms

    * conscientiously * conscientiousness * conscientious objector