Painstaking
Antonyms of PAINSTAKING
- unmindful, cursory, half-done, apathetic, mindless, reckless, half-baked, inattentive, unsafe, regardless, lazy, slipshod, imprecise, heedless, unguarded, lackadaisical, unthorough, undiscriminating, easy, sloppy, rash, unconcerned, indifferent, bold, unenthusiastic, lethargic, negligent, slovenly, unwary, impetuous, thoughtless, careless, incautious, unscrupulous, halfhearted, undemanding, uncritical, uncareful, inaccurate.
Examples of usage:
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Elsie obeyed, not without some trembling, yet hoping, as there was but one bad mark in the report and the copy- book showed such evident marks of care and painstaking, her papa would not be very seriously displeased. "Elsie Dinsmore" by Martha Finley
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To the choice of a cabinet, Hayes devoted much painstaking care. "The United States Since The Civil War" by Charles Ramsdell Lingley
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Excellence in art, as in everything else, can only be achieved by dint of painstaking labour. "Self Help" by Samuel Smiles
