scrupulous vs conscientious

scrupulous and conscientious both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scrupulous	No	Yes	No	No
conscientious	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, scrupulous and conscientious are synonyms defined as:

scrupulous and conscientious: characterized by extreme care and great effort

Other synonyms of scrupulous include painstaking.

scrupulous (adjective)	conscientious (adjective)
having scruples; arising from a sense of right and wrong; principled	guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong
characterized by extreme care and great effort	characterized by extreme care and great effort