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Discriminating vs Meticulous - What's the difference?

discriminating | meticulous | Related terms |

Discriminating is a related term of meticulous.


As adjectives the difference between discriminating and meticulous

is that discriminating is able to perceive fine distinctions between similar things; perceptive while meticulous is (archaic) timid, fearful, overly cautious.

As a verb discriminating

is .

discriminating

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Able to perceive fine distinctions between similar things; perceptive
  • Having a discerning judgment or taste

    • Verb

    (head)

    • meticulous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (archaic) Timid, fearful, overly cautious.
  • Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
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    • , passage=The meticulous care with which the operation in Sicily was planned has paid dividends. Our casualties in men, in ships and materiel have been low—in fact, far below our estimate.}}

    Synonyms

    * careful, precise, painstaking, rigorous, scrupulous * See also

    Antonyms

    * sloppy, careless, slapdash

    Derived terms

    * meticulosity, meticulousness

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