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painstaking

adjective

• conscientious
• scrupulous

similar terms

• careful

rhymes with

• abducting
• abiding
• abounding
• absorbing
• abutting
• accelerating
• accenting
• accepting
• accommodating
• according
• accounting
• accusing
• aching
• acquiring
• acting
• activating
• adjoining
• admiring
• admonishing
• adoring
• advancing
• advertising
• affecting
• aggravating
• aging
• agitating
• agonizing
• ailing
• airing
• alarming
• alerting
• alienating
• aligning
• alluring
• alternating
• amazing
• amusing
• angling
• annealing
• annotating
• appalling
• appealing
• appearing
• appeasing
• appetizing
• apportioning
• appraising
• approaching
• approving
• arching
• arming
• arranging
• arresting
• ascending
• asking
• aspiring
• assembling
• asserting
• assigning
• assimilating
• assuming
• assuring
• astonishing
• astounding
• attacking
• attending
• averting
• awakening
• awarding
• awning
• babbling
• babysitting
• backing
• backsliding
• baffling
• bagging
• baiting
• baking
• balancing
• balding
• balking
• ballooning
• balloting
• banding
• banging
• banking
• banning
• bargaining
• baring
• barring
• bathing
• batting
• beaming
• bearing
• beating
• becoming
• bedding
• befitting
• begging
• beginning
• beguiling
• beheading
• beholding
• behring
• belching
• believing
• belittling
• belling
• belonging
• belting
• bending
• berating
• bering
• besieging
• betting
• bicycling
• bidding
• billing
• binding
• bioengineering
• birthing
• biting
• blackening
• blaring
• blasting
• blazing
• bleeding
• blending
• blessing
• blinding
• blinking
• blockading
• blocking
• bloodletting
• bloodsucking
• blooming
• blossoming
• blushing
• boarding
• boasting
• boating
• boiling
• bombing
• bonding
• booking
• bookkeeping
• booming
• bootlegging
• boozing
• boring
• bouncing
• bowling
• boxing
• bracing
• bragging
• braiding
• brainstorming
• brainwashing
• branching
• branding
• brawling
• breaking
• breathing
• breathtaking
• breeding
• briefing
• brimming
• bringing
• broadcasting
• broadening
• broiling
• brooding
• browning
• browsing
• bruising
• brushing
• bubbling
• budding
• building
• bulging
• bullfighting
• bumbling
• bundling
• bungling
• bunting
• burning
• burping
• bustling
• buttressing
• buzzing
• calculating
• calling
• calming
• calving
• campaigning
• camping
• caning
• canvassing
• captivating
• caressing
• caring
• carjacking
• carousing
• carpeting
• carping
• carting
• carving
• casing
• casting
• catching
• caulking
• causing
• ceding
• ceiling
• centralizing
• chafing
• challenging
• changing
• chanting
• charming
• cheating
• cheering
• chiding
• childbearing
• chilling
• chipping
• choking
• chomping
• christening
• churning
• circulating
• clanging
• clanking
• clapping
• clashing
• cleaning
• cleansing
• clearing
• climbing
• clipping
• clogging
• cloning
• closing
• clothing
• clotting
• clouding
• clowning
• clubbing
• clucking
• clumping
• coaching
• coalescing
• coating
• coaxing
• cocooning
• coding
• coexisting
• coinciding
• collecting
• combing
• combining
• comforting
• coming
• commanding
• commemorating
• commissioning
• communicating
• commuting
• comparing
• compelling
• competing
• compiling
• complaining
• completing
• composing
• compounding
• compressing
• compromising
• computing
• concealing
• conceding
• concluding
• condemning
• condensing
• condescending
• conditioning
• conducting
• confiding
• confining
• confirming
• conflicting
• conforming
• confounding
• confusing
• connecting
• conniving
• consenting
• conserving
• consoling
• constraining
• constricting
• consuming
• contaminating
• contending
• contracting
• contrasting
• contributing
• controlling
• convening
• converging
• convincing
• cooking
• cooling
• coordinating
• coping
• corking
• cornhusking
• corresponding
• corrupting
• costing
• coughing
• counseling
• counting
• coupling
• coursing
• courting
• cowling
• cracking
• crackling
• crashing
• craving
• crawling
• creaking
• creeping
• cringing
• crippling
• croaking
• crooning
• crossing
• crouching
• crowding
• crowning
• crushing
• crystallizing
• cuddling
• cunning
• curbing
• curing
• curling
• curving
• cushing
• cushioning
• cutting
• cycling
• damaging
• damning
• dampening
• dancing
• dangling
• daring
• darjeeling
• darkening
• darling
• dashing
• dating
• daunting
• dawdling
• dawning
• daydreaming
• dazzling
• deadening
• deafening
• dealing
• debasing
• debilitating
• debriefing
• debunking
• decentralizing
• deciding
• decoding
• decreasing
• deepening
• defending
• defining
• defusing
• degrading
• delegating
• demanding
• demeaning
• demolishing
• demoralizing
• denigrating
• depicting
• deprecating
• depreciating
• depressing
• deregulating
• deriving
• descending
• desensitizing
• deserving
• designing
• despairing
• detailing
• detecting
• determining
• devastating
• developing
• devising
• diagnosing
• dieting
• diffusing
• digging
• diminishing
• dining
• directing
• disabling
• disappearing
• disappointing
• disapproving
• disarming
• disbelieving
• discerning
• disclosing
• disconcerting
• discouraging
• discriminating
• disgusting
• disheartening
• dishwashing
• disillusioning
• dismantling
• disorienting
• disparaging
• dispiriting
• disquieting
• disregarding
• dissembling
• disseminating
• dissenting
• dissolving
• distinguishing
• distressing
• disturbing
• diverging
• diverting
• dividing
• diving
• docking
• dodging
• dogging
• dominating
• domineering
• doting
• doubling
• doubting
• dousing
• dowding
• downing
• downsizing
• dowsing
• drafting
• dragging
• draining
• dreaming
• drenching
• dressing
• dressmaking
• dribbling
• drifting
• drilling
• drinking
• dripping
• driving
• drizzling
• droning
• drooping
• dropping
• drubbing
• drugging
• drumming
• dubbing
• ducking
• duckling
• dumping
• dumpling
• dwelling
• dwindling
• earring
• earthling
• earthshaking
• easing
• eating
• ebbing
• edging
• editing
• elating
• electioneering
• eluding
• embarrassing
• embracing
• emerging
• emphasizing
• enabling
• enchanting
• encircling
• enclosing
• encoding
• encompassing
• encouraging
• encroaching
• endearing
• ending
• enduring
• energizing
• engaging
• engineering
• engraving
• engrossing
• enjoining
• enlightening
• enlisting
• enterprising
• entertaining
• enticing
• enveloping
• envisioning
• equating
• equipping
• erecting
• eroding
• erving
• etching
• evening
• everlasting
• exacerbating
• exacting
• exalting
• exasperating
• exceeding
• exciting
• exclaiming
• excruciating
• executing
• exercising
• exhausting
• exhilarating
• existing
• expelling
• expending
• exploding
• exporting
• expounding
• extenuating
• extinguishing
• facing
• fading
• failing
• falling
• farming
• farthing
• fascinating
• fashioning
• fastening
• fasting
• fattening
• faulting
• fawning
• feasting
• featherbedding
• feeding
• feeling
• feigning
• fencing
• fermenting
• fetching
• fiddling
• fielding
• fighting
• filing
• filling
• filming
• financing
• finding
• fingerpointing
• fingerprinting
• finishing
• firing
• fishing
• fitting
• fixing
• flagging
• flaming
• flapping
• flaring
• flashing
• fledgling
• fleeting
• fleming
• flirting
• floating
• flogging
• flooding
• flooring
• flourishing
• fluctuating
• foaming
• focusing
• foiling
• folding
• fondling
• fooling
• footing
• foraging
• forbidding
• foreboding
• forecasting
• forestalling
• foretelling
• forging
• forgiving
• forking
• forsaking
• forthcoming
• forwarding
• founding
• foundling
• framing
• freestanding
• freewheeling
• freezing
• frightening
• frosting
• frowning
• fruiting
• frustrating
• fueling
• fumbling
• functioning
• funding
• furnishing
• galling
• galvanizing
• gambling
• gaming
• gaping
• gardening
• gasping
• gassing
• gatling
• gearing
• getting
• gilding
• giving
• glaring
• gleaming
• gliding
• glinting
• glistening
• gloaming
• gloating
• goading
• golding
• golfing
• goring
• gossiping
• governing
• grading
• grafting
• grappling
• grasping
• grating
• grazing
• greening
• greeting
• grieving
• grilling
• grinding
• grinning
• griping
• gripping
• groaning
• grooming
• groping
• groundbreaking
• grounding
• groundling
• grouping
• groveling
• growling
• grudging
• grueling
• grumbling
• grunting
• guessing
• guiding
• gulping
• gushing
• guzzling
• haggling
• hairdressing
• hallucinating
• halting
• handling
• handshaking
• handwriting
• hanging
• happening
• hardening
• harding
• hardworking
• harvesting
• hatching
• hauling
• haunting
• hawking
• heading
• healing
• hearing
• heartbreaking
• heartening
• heartwarming
• heating
• heaving
• heckling
• hedging
• heightening
• helping
• heming
• herring
• hesitating
• hiding
• highlighting
• hijacking
• hiking
• hissing
• hitting
• hoarding
• holding
• homecoming
• homemaking
• homing
• hooking
• housecleaning
• housekeeping
• housing
• howling
• huffing
• hugging
• hulking
• humbling
• humiliating
• humming
• hunting
• hurdling
• hurling
• hurting
• hurtling
• icing
• idling
• illuminating
• imaging
• immobilizing
• imparting
• impeding
• impending
• imploring
• importing
• imposing
• imprinting
• improving
• inbreeding
• incapacitating
• incoming
• increasing
• incriminating
• indexing
• inducing
• indulging
• inflaming
• informing
• infuriating
• ingratiating
• inheriting
• inkling
• inning
• insinuating
• insisting
• inspiring
• installing
• instilling
• insulting
• integrating
• interesting
• interfering
• interlocking
• interpreting
• intersecting
• intervening
• intimidating
• intoxicating
• intriguing
• intruding
• invading
• invalidating
• investigating
• investing
• invigorating
• inviting
• ionizing
• ironing
• irritating
• irving
• isolating
• itching
• jabbing
• jamming
• jarring
• jeering
• jerking
• jetting
• jogging
• joining
• joking
• jolting
• jostling
• judging
• juggling
• jumping
• jutting
• keeping
• kenning
• kicking
• kidnapping
• killing
• kindling
• kipling
• kissing
• kneeling
• knitting
• knocking
• lacking
• lactating
• lading
• lagging
• lamenting
• landholding
• landing
• landscaping
• lansing
• lapping
• lapsing
• lashing
• lasting
• laughing
• launching
• lawmaking
• leaching
• leading
• leafing
• leaning
• leaping
• learning
• leavening
• leaving
• legging
• legislating
• lemming
• lending
• lengthening
• lessening
• lessing
• letting
• leveling
• leveraging
• licking
• lifesaving
• lightening
• lighting
• lightning
• likening
• liking
• limiting
• limping
• lining
• listening
• listing
• living
• loading
• loaning
• loathing
• locating
• locking
• lodging
• logging
• longing
• longstanding
• looking
• loosening
• looting
• lovemaking
• loving
• lulling
• lunching
• lynching
• maddening
• mailing
• making
• malfunctioning
• mapping
• marauding
• marching
• marketing
• marking
• masking
• matching
• matchmaking
• mating
• matting
• maximizing
• meaning
• meat-eating
• meatpacking
• meddling
• meeting
• melting
• menacing
• mending
• merchandising
• merging
• meshing
• mesmerizing
• messaging
• metalworking
• middling
• milling
• mincing
• mingling
• mining
• ministering
• misgiving
• misleading
• misreading
• missing
• misspelling
• mistaking
• misunderstanding
• mixing
• moaning
• mocking
• modeling
• moderating
• molding
• molting
• moneymaking
• mooring
• mopping
• moralizing
• morning
• motivating
• mottling
• moulding
• mounting
• mourning
• moviemaking
• moving
• muckraking
• mugging
• mumbling
• musing
• nagging
• naming
• nanjing
• nanking
• napping
• nauseating
• nestling
• netting
• nipping
• nitpicking
• nodding
• nothing
• notwithstanding
• nourishing
• numbing
• nursing
• obliging
• observing
• obviating
• offending
• officiating
• offing
• oncoming
• oozing
• opening
• operating
• opposing
• oscillating
• ousting
• outfitting
• outing
• outpouring
• outstanding
• overbearing
• overeating
• overheating
• overlapping
• overlooking
• overpowering
• overreaching
• overriding
• overtaking
• overwhelming
• pacing
• packaging
• packing
• padding
• paging
• painting
• pairing
• paneling
• panting
• papermaking
• parachuting
• parceling
• paring
• parking
• participating
• parting
• partitioning
• passing
• patching
• patronizing
• pauling
• paving
• peacekeeping
• peddling
• peeling
• pending
• penetrating
• penning
• performing
• permeating
• perplexing
• pershing
• persisting
• perspiring
• perusing
• petting
• phrasing
• picking
• piddling
• piercing
• piling
• pillaging
• piloting
• pining
• pinning
• piping
• pitching
• pitting
• placating
• planking
• planning
• planting
• plating
• pleading
• pleasing
• plodding
• plumbing
• poaching
• poisoning
• poking
• polishing
• popping
• posing
• positioning
• posting
• pounding
• pouring
• praising
• preaching
• preceding
• precipitating
• preexisting
• preserving
• pressing
• pretending
• prevailing
• pricing
• priming
• printing
• probing
• proceeding
• processing
• prodding
• professing
• profiling
• programing
• programming
• projecting
• promising
• prompting
• propelling
• protecting
• protesting
• protruding
• provoking
• pruning
• publicizing
• publishing
• pudding
• puffing
• pulling
• pulsating
• pulsing
• punishing
• purchasing
• purging
• pushing
• putting
• puzzling
• quadrupling
• quelling
• quenching
• questioning
• quibbling
• quickening
• quilting
• quisling
• racing
• racketeering
• racking
• radiating
• raging
• raiding
• railing
• railroading
• raining
• raising
• rambling
• ranching
• ranking
• ransacking
• ranting
• rating
• rationing
• rattling
• ravaging
• raveling
• raving
• ravishing
• razing
• reaching
• reading
• rearing
• reasoning
• reassuring
• rebuilding
• recasting
• receding
• reciprocating
• reckoning
• reclining
• reconciling
• recording
• recounting
• recycling
• redding
• redeeming
• reducing
• reeking
• refining
• reflecting
• refocusing
• refreshing
• refueling
• regaining
• regulating
• rehearing
• reigning
• rejoicing
• relapsing
• relaxing
• releasing
• relegating
• relinquishing
• relishing
• reliving
• remaining
• remaking
• rending
• renting
• repeating
• repelling
• replacing
• reporting
• repositioning
• repressing
• reprinting
• reshuffling
• resolving
• resonating
• resounding
• restricting
• resulting
• retailing
• retaking
• retiring
• retraining
• retreating
• returning
• revealing
• reverberating
• reverting
• revising
• revitalizing
• reviving
• revolting
• rewarding
• rewriting
• rhyming
• ribbing
• riding
• riesling
• rifling
• rigging
• ringing
• ringling
• rinsing
• rioting
• ripening
• ripping
• rippling
• rising
• riveting
• roaring
• roasting
• roebling
• roiling
• rollerblading
• rollicking
• rolling
• roofing
• rooting
• roping
• rotting
• rounding
• rousing
• roving
• rubbing
• ruining
• ruling
• rumbling
• running
• rushing
• rusting
• rustling
• sacking
• saddening
• safekeeping
• sagging
• sailing
• salting
• sampling
• sanctioning
• sapling
• saving
• scaffolding
• scalding
• scaling
• scanning
• scathing
• scheduling
• scheming
• schilling
• schooling
• scolding
• scorching
• scoring
• scouting
• scowling
• scraping
• scratching
• screaming
• screeching
• screening
• scrubbing
• sealing
• searching
• seasoning
• seating
• seedling
• seeking
• seeming
• seeping
• seething
• seizing
• self-aggrandizing
• self-deprecating
• self-governing
• selling
• sending
• sensing
• servicing
• serving
• setting
• settling
• shading
• shaking
• shaping
• shareholding
• sharing
• shaving
• shearing
• sheathing
• shedding
• sheeting
• shelling
• shielding
• shifting
• shilling
• shining
• shipbuilding
• shipping
• shirking
• shocking
• shooting
• shoplifting
• shopping
• shoring
• shortcoming
• shortening
• shouting
• shrieking
• shrinking
• shuffling
• shunning
• shutting
• sibling
• sickening
• siding
• sifting
• sighting
• signaling
• signing
• singing
• sinking
• sinning
• sitting
• sizing
• sizzling
• skateboarding
• skating
• skimming
• skirting
• skydiving
• skywriting
• slackening
• slanting
• slashing
• sledding
• sleeping
• sleepwalking
• sleuthing
• slicing
• sliding
• slighting
• slinging
• slipping
• sloping
• slouching
• smacking
• smarting
• smashing
• smelling
• smiling
• smoking
• smuggling
• sneaking
• sneering
• sneezing
• snoring
• snorting
• soaking
• soaring
• sobbing
• socializing
• softening
• solving
• somersaulting
• something
• soothing
• sopping
• sorting
• sounding
• spacing
• spanking
• sparing
• sparkling
• sparling
• sparring
• speaking
• speeding
• spellbinding
• spelling
• spending
• spiffing
• spinning
• spiraling
• spitting
• splashing
• splicing
• splitting
• spoiling
• sporting
• spotting
• spouting
• sprawling
• spreading
• sprinkling
• sprouting
• spurting
• squatting
• squeaking
• squealing
• squeezing
• squinting
• squirming
• squirting
• stabbing
• stabilizing
• staging
• staining
• stalking
• stalling
• standing
• staring
• starling
• starring
• starting
• startling
• starving
• stealing
• steaming
• steering
• sterling
• sticking
• stiffening
• stifling
• stimulating
• stinging
• stinking
• stitching
• stockholding
• stocking
• stockpiling
• stonewalling
• stoning
• stooping
• stopping
• straining
• strangling
• strapping
• streaming
• strengthening
• stretching
• striking
• stripling
• stripping
• striving
• stroking
• struggling
• stuffing
• stumping
• stunning
• subbing
• subordinating
• subsiding
• substituting
• succeeding
• sucking
• suckling
• suffocating
• summoning
• supervising
• supplanting
• supporting
• surfacing
• surfing
• surging
• surpassing
• surprising
• surrounding
• surviving
• swashbuckling
• swearing
• sweating
• sweeping
• sweetening
• swelling
• swilling
• swimming
• swinging
• swirling
• switching
• swooning
• symbolizing
• tacking
• tailing
• taking
• talking
• tanning
• tantalizing
• taping
• tapping
• tasting
• taunting
• taxing
• teaching
• tearing
• teasing
• teeming
• teething
• telecommuting
• teleconferencing
• telemarketing
• telling
• tempting
• tending
• tenting
• testing
• thanksgiving
• thermosetting
• thickening
• thieving
• thinking
• thinning
• thrashing
• threatening
• thrilling
• thriving
• throbbing
• throttling
• thrusting
• thumping
• thwarting
• ticking
• tightening
• tilling
• timing
• tingling
• tinkling
• tiring
• titillating
• toasting
• toiling
• topping
• tossing
• touching
• touring
• toweling
• tracing
• tracking
• trading
• trailing
• training
• trampling
• tranquilizing
• transmitting
• transplanting
• trapping
• traveling
• travelling
• trembling
• trespassing
• trifling
• trilling
• trimming
• tripling
• tripping
• trolling
• troubling
• trouncing
• trucking
• trusting
• tubing
• tumbling
• tuning
• turing
• turning
• twinkling
• twisting
• twitching
• typewriting
• typing
• unappealing
• unappetizing
• unassuming
• unavailing
• unbecoming
• unbelieving
• unbending
• uncaring
• unceasing
• unchanging
• uncompromising
• unconvincing
• underling
• understanding
• undertaking
• undeserving
• unending
• unexciting
• unfailing
• unfeeling
• unflagging
• unflinching
• unfolding
• unforgiving
• uninspiring
• uninteresting
• uninviting
• uniting
• unloading
• unnerving
• unpromising
• unquestioning
• unreasoning
• unrelenting
• unremitting
• unsmiling
• unsparing
• unstinting
• unsurprising
• unsuspecting
• unswerving
• untangling
• unthinking
• unveiling
• unwilling
• unwinding
• unwitting
• unyielding
• upbringing
• upcoming
• updating
• uplifting
• uprising
• upsetting
• upstanding
• urging
• using
• vacationing
• vacillating
• validating
• vanishing
• vaulting
• veering
• veiling
• vending
• venting
• vexing
• vibrating
• viking
• visiting
• voicing
• voiding
• vomiting
• voting
• wading
• wailing
• waiting
• waking
• walking
• walloping
• waning
• wanting
• warehousing
• warming
• warning
• warping
• warring
• washing
• wasting
• watching
• waterproofing
• waving
• waxing
• weakening
• weakling
• weaning
• wearing
• weaving
• webbing
• wedding
• weeping
• weighting
• weightlifting
• welcoming
• welding
• wetting
• whacking
• wheeling
• wheezing
• whining
• whipping
• whirling
• whistling
• whitening
• whiting
• whopping
• widening
• wiggling
• wilding
• willing
• wilting
• winding
• winking
• winning
• wiring
• wishing
• witching
• withholding
• witting
• wobbling
• woodworking
• wording
• working
• worsening
• worshipping
• wounding
• wrangling
• wrapping
• wrecking
• wrenching
• wrestling
• writhing
• writing
• wyoming
• yachting
• yawning
• yearling
• yearning
• yelling
• yielding
• yodeling
• zoning