thoroughcareful,
You could use it like this, "The assignment was painstaking work." "Finishing off the kitchen cabinets was painstaking!" Use is as a synonym for the word 'hard' or 'exhausting'.
depressed
antonym=depressed synonym=blithe
depressed or sad
prudent,painstaking,scrupulous,heedful,circumspect,vigilant discreet,wary,meticulous,lax,negligent
unhappy, depressed, dark, down, cheerless
sad, blue, unhappy, discouraged, mournful, dejected, despondent
Psychotic. Disturbed. Depressed. Bi-polar. Schizophrenic.
Painstaking is an adjective.
Some synonyms include unhealthy, gloomy, moody, depressed, or unsound.
No. Painstaking is the adjective form. The adverb is painstakingly.