Conscientious vs. Conscionable — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Conscientious and Conscionable
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Definitions
Conscientious➦
Characterized by extreme care and great effort;
Conscientious application to the work at hand
Painstaking research
Scrupulous attention to details
Conscionable➦
Acceptable or permissible according to conscience
The debate over whether capital punishment is conscionable.
Conscientious➦
Wishing to do one's work or duty well and thoroughly
A conscientious man, he took his duties very seriously
Conscionable➦
Conscientious; principled.
Conscientious➦
Relating to a person's conscience
The individual is denied even the opportunity to break the law on conscientious grounds
Conscionable➦
In accordance with conscience; defensible; proper.
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Conscientious➦
Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled
A conscientious decision to speak out about injustice.
Conscionable➦
Governed by, or according to, conscience; reasonable; just.
Let my debtors have conscionable satisfaction.
Conscientious➦
Thorough and assiduous
A conscientious worker.
A conscientious effort to comply with the regulations.
Conscionable➦
Acceptable to your conscience
Conscientious➦
Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance.
He was a thoughtful and conscientious worker.
Conscientious➦
Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong (said of a person).
The advice of wise and conscientious people.
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Conscientious➦
Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed rules of right and wrong; - said of a person.
The advice of wise and conscientious men.
Conscientious➦
Characterized by a regard to conscience; conformed to the dictates of conscience; - said of actions.
A holy and conscientious course.
Conscientious➦
Guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong;
A conscientious decision to speak out about injustice