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Antonyms for painstakingly
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : peynz-tey-king, peyn-stey- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpeɪnzˌteɪ kɪŋ, ˈpeɪnˌsteɪ- |
Definition of painstakingly
Origin :- 1550s (n.), 1690s (adj.), paynes taking, from plural of pain (n.) + present participle of take (v.). Related: Painstakingly.
- As in narrowly : adv just, closely
- As in thoroughly : adv exhaustively
- As in laboriously : adv diligently
- As in painfully : adv with extreme care
- As in busily : adv actively; intently
- As in intensively : adv completely
- As in completely : adv entirely
- As in hard : adv with determination
- Hoddan painstakingly fastened his bag to the saddle of the lead horse.
- Extract from : « The Pirates of Ersatz » by Murray Leinster
- Then he painstakingly pushed in the locking-stud with his other hand.
- Extract from : « The Pirates of Ersatz » by Murray Leinster
- Beyond that, he set himself down seriously and painstakingly to win her.
- Extract from : « To Love » by Margaret Peterson
- Well, Sandy took her home and read her painstakingly and thoughtfully.
- Extract from : « Dear Enemy » by Jean Webster
- Painstakingly, the two of them went over the checking circuits.
- Extract from : « The Bramble Bush » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- He sat down very slowly and painstakingly what of his great stiffness.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Wild » by Jack London
- She painstakingly hid from sight all her cherished possessions.
- Extract from : « Prudence Says So » by Ethel Hueston
- To be painstakingly precise, each contributor has been his own editor.
- Extract from : « American Poetry, 1922 » by Edna St. Vincent Millay
- Off to the left Imbrie had painstakingly cleared a little garden.
- Extract from : « The Woman from Outside » by Hulbert Footner
- She had revised and improved it painstakingly, and then she had learned it off by heart.
- Extract from : « Anne Of Avonlea » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
Synonyms for painstakingly
- absolutely
- agilely
- all
- all the way
- almost
- altogether
- animatedly
- ardently
- arduously
- assiduously
- barely
- briskly
- by a hair
- by a whisker
- by narrow margin
- carefully
- close
- closely
- competently
- completely
- comprehensively
- conclusively
- conscientiously
- diligently
- doggedly
- eagerly
- earnestly
- effectively
- efficiently
- en masse
- energetically
- enthusiastically
- exceedingly
- exceptionally
- exclusively
- exhaustively
- expeditiously
- extensively
- extremely
- fervently
- finally
- flat out
- from A to Z
- from beginning to end
- from top to bottom
- fully
- hard
- hastily
- heart and soul
- highly
- hook line and sinker
- hugely
- hurriedly
- in all
- in and out
- in detail
- in entirety
- in full
- in toto
- indefatigably
- industriously
- inside out
- intensely
- intensively
- intently
- laboriously
- like all get out
- like the devil
- like the dickens
- meticulously
- nearly
- nimbly
- notably
- on all counts
- only just
- painstakingly
- perfectly
- perseveringly
- persistently
- purposefully
- quite
- remarkably
- restlessly
- scarcely
- scrupulously
- scrutinizingly
- searchingly
- seriously
- sharply
- slowly
- solidly
- speedily
- spiritedly
- steadily
- strenuously
- strikingly
- studiously
- sweepingly
- thoroughly
- through and through
- throughout
- to the end
- to the limit
- to the max
- to the nth degree
- tortuously
- totally
- ultimately
- unabridged
- unanimously
- unconditionally
- undividedly
- unremittingly
- untiringly
- unweariedly
- up and down
- utterly
- very
- vigilantly
- vigorously
- vivaciously
- whole hog
- wholly
- without omission
- zealously
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