adj · neutral
conscientious
UK/ˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəs/US/ˌkɑːnʃiˈɛnʃəs/con·shi·EN·tious
Band 6-7speakingtask2
careful, responsible, and wanting to do a good job
Examples
“She is a conscientious teacher who prepares lessons carefully.”
“A conscientious employee will double-check figures before submitting them.”
“Conscientious objectors refused to fight on moral grounds.”
Band 8 sentence
“A conscientious approach to data collection is essential if a study is to be credible and reproducible.”
Collocations
- conscientious student
- conscientious objector
- work conscientiously
Word family
conscientiousness nconscientiously adv
Common mistakes
She is conscientious person.→She is a conscientious person.
conscientous→conscientious
Say it for a higher band
5responsible→6diligent→7+conscientious
Synonyms
diligent
responsible
Easily confused
conscious
“She was conscious of the risks but decided to proceed.”
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