overconscientious

Definition of overconscientiousnext

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Adjective
  • Dogs are allowed off-leash with conscientious owners.
    Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Sam has encouraged the boy to be more conscientious with his studies and has been learning alongside him for years, picking up his schoolbooks and offering ideas on how to make the assignments more meaningful.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The book resists tidy moral conclusions.
    Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Very little offends me in a moral sense in the theater, but parts of this script came close.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Motherhood is a beautiful and honorable calling.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
  • Mfume has served Maryland for many years in a distinguished and honorable way.
    Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Engineers mustn’t forget their responsibility in creating responsible and ethical AI.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Skills such as judgment, creativity, communication, and ethical reasoning will become even more important as information is easier to generate.
    Bruce Broussard, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • With the Moon now moving through your 7th House of Partnership, conversations become more direct, honest, and revealing in a useful way.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
  • The Moon in Scorpio forms a smooth trine to Jupiter in your 7th House of Partnership, opening the door to more honest and supportive connection.
    Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026
Adjective
  • This training moves front and center in John of John, building out a muscular narrative with scrupulous technique.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • The less scrupulous voices also invade Beverly’s meticulous household like bulls in a suburban china shop.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • For one thing, when extremely evil people never seem to get their righteous and fiery comeuppance, my rage can curdle a bit.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
  • That’s the noble and righteous and the principled path sports should walk.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • He will be remembered not only for his community vision but also for lasting friendships and his virtuous character, friends and colleagues say.
    Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Online organic grocer Thrive Market even has a healthy swaps feature in its app that lets users scan the barcodes of mainstays to find more purportedly virtuous brands.
    Sarah Todd, STAT, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Overconscientious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overconscientious. Accessed 5 May. 2026.

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