# S6 | anthropic/claude-opus-5 | run 1

## Prompt

Give a synonym for 'meticulous.'

## Response

**Painstaking** is a close synonym for *meticulous* — both describe extreme care and attention to detail.

Other strong options, depending on nuance:

**Thorough** — emphasizes completeness rather than fussiness

**Scrupulous** — adds a sense of moral or ethical exactness

**Fastidious** — implies a demanding, sometimes fussy standard

**Punctilious** — stresses strict attention to rules and formalities

**Exacting** — suggests high, precise demands placed on oneself or others

For most everyday writing, *painstaking* or *thorough* substitutes cleanly; reserve *fastidious* and *punctilious* for when you want to hint at excessive particularity.

Would you like example sentences showing how these differ in tone?
