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Synonyms for careful
ˌkɛər fəlcare·ful
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Wiktionary
English Synonyms and Antonyms
careful
Vigilant implies more sustained activity and more intelligent volition than alert; one may be habitually alert by reason of native quickness of perception and thought, or one may be momentarily alert under some excitement or expectancy; one who is vigilant is so with thoughtful purpose. One is vigilant against danger or harm; he may be alert or watchful for good as well as against evil; he is wary in view of suspected stratagem, trickery, or treachery. A person may be wakeful because of some merely physical excitement or excitability, as through insomnia; yet he may be utterly careless and negligent in his wakefulness, the reverse of watchful; a person who is truly watchful must keep himself wakeful while on watch, in which case wakeful has something of mental quality. Watchful, from the Saxon, and vigilant, from the Latin, are almost exact equivalents; but vigilant has somewhat more of sharp definiteness and somewhat more suggestion of volition; one may be habitually watchful; one is vigilant of set purpose and for direct cause, as in the presence of an enemy. Compare ALERT.
Synonyms:
alert, awake, cautious, circumspect, on the alert, on the lookout, sleepless, vigilant, wakeful, wary, watchful, wide-awakeAntonyms:
careless, drowsy, dull, heedless, inattentive, incautious, inconsiderate, neglectful, negligent, oblivious, thoughtless, unwary
Princeton's WordNet
carefuladjective
exercising caution or showing care or attention
"they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"
Synonyms:
deliberate, thrifty, heedful, measuredAntonyms:
mindless, heedless, hurried, haphazard, casual, reckless, forgetful, careless, slipshod, slapdash, sloppy, improvident, untroubled, incautious, passing(a), cursory, offhand, offhanded, perfunctory, unmindfulcareful, heedfuladjective
cautiously attentive
"careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice"
Synonyms:
thoughtful, thrifty, paying attention, advertent, attentive, heedful, measured, deliberateAntonyms:
sloppy, hurried, passing(a), reckless, cursory, careless, incautious, slapdash, untroubled, perfunctory, casual, slipshod, improvident, forgetful, unmindful, offhanded, heedless, mindless, haphazard, offhandcareful, deliberate, measuredadjective
unhurried and with care and dignity
"walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"
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metric, thrifty, heedful, mensurable, metrical, measured, deliberate, calculated, mensuralAntonyms:
casual, incautious, slipshod, forgetful, perfunctory, offhanded, mindless, passing(a), slapdash, unmindful, hurried, reckless, careless, offhand, cursory, heedless, sloppy, untroubled, haphazard, improvidentcarefuladjective
full of cares or anxiety
"Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41
Synonyms:
deliberate, thrifty, heedful, measuredAntonyms:
reckless, offhand, unmindful, mindless, careless, improvident, cursory, forgetful, hurried, heedless, passing(a), casual, haphazard, incautious, offhanded, slipshod, untroubled, perfunctory, slapdash, sloppycareful, thriftyadjective
mindful of the future in spending money
"careful with money"
Synonyms:
deliberate, thrifty, heedful, measuredAntonyms:
forgetful, careless, mindless, passing(a), untroubled, improvident, incautious, perfunctory, unmindful, hurried, slipshod, haphazard, heedless, casual, offhanded, slapdash, offhand, cursory, sloppy, reckless
Editors Contribution
cautious
i would be cautious about walking there after dark.
Submitted by Soulwriter on June 13, 2021softness
softness of heart means someone who gives way easily due to compassion or empathy. softness of a material means it is comfortable, smooth and soft to the touch.
the baby snuggled down onto the softness of her freshly-laundered blanket.
Submitted by Soulwriter on June 7, 2021
Dictionary of English Synonymes
carefuladjective
Synonyms:
[Rare.] anxious, solicitous, concerned, troubled, uneasycarefuladjective
Synonyms:
heedful, PROVIDENT, attentive, thoughtfulcarefuladjective
Synonyms:
watchful, cautious, circumspect, vigilant
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "careful":
cautious, prudent, attentive, thorough, attention, vigilant, meticulous, wary, conservative, carefully, conscientiously, circumspect, rigorous, detailed, caution, painstaking, precautionary, prudential, accurate, scrupulous, prudence, precise, observant, conscientious, watchful, earnestly
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#1579 | detailed | |
#1836 | attention | |
#2450 | alert | |
#3066 | accurate | |
#4028 | measured | |
#4215 | carefully | |
#4230 | calculated | |
#4600 | conservative | |
#5469 | careful | |
#7489 | precise | |
#7994 | metric | |
#8403 | caution | |
#9815 | thorough | |
#13247 | awake | |
#13774 | rigorous | |
#14493 | thoughtful | |
#15634 | deliberate | |
#16047 | prudential | |
#18081 | cautious | |
#18432 | prudent | |
#22516 | wary | |
#23228 | thrifty | |
#24291 | attentive | |
#29215 | conscientious | |
#29949 | precautionary | |
#30290 | prudence | |
#30529 | vigilant | |
#33301 | sleepless | |
#35141 | meticulous | |
#37517 | watchful | |
#38786 | earnestly | |
#48273 | observant | |
#54309 | painstaking | |
#74927 | scrupulous | |
#76074 | conscientiously | |
#77805 | metrical | |
#102967 | circumspect | |
#169023 | wakeful |
How to use careful in a sentence?
I think what you have seen over the past year, that there has been a careful and calculated escalation of the actions.
Careful what you tell people.
Be careful what you pretend to be because you are what you pretend to be.
CNN wrote. According to CNN, Plumbotold the reporters that Mayo staffers consented to the off-the-record meeting with hopes that the news organization would reconsider its decision to run the story about Gilderhus ’ escape. CNN said that Ginger Plumbo said Mayo officials would answer the news outlet's questions on the record if Alyssa Gilderhus signed a consent form – which Alyssa Gilderhus signed. However, CNN said The Mayo Clinic then declined to answer questions and provided a statement instead. Following careful review of the situation in question, we have determined that the version of events provided by certain patient family members to CNN are not supported by the facts nor do they track with the direct observations of numerous others who were involved. We feel we have provided CNN with more than ample information to support our findings and are deeply disappointed that the producers have chosen to pursue a false story based on a pre-determined narrative, we will not address these questionable allegations or publicly share the facts of this complex situation, because we do not believe it's in the best interest of the patient and the family.
Based on careful analysis and thorough consideration, the President has decided to withdraw the rebate rule, the Trump administration is encouraged by continuing bipartisan conversations about legislation to reduce outrageous drug costs imposed on the American people.
Translations for careful
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- старателен, акуратен, внимателен, грижливBulgarian
- সাবধান, সতর্কBengali
- cautelós, curósCatalan, Valencian
- pečlivý, opatrnýCzech
- behutsam, vorsichtig, sorgfältigGerman
- προσεκτικός, επιμελήςGreek
- zorgaEsperanto
- cauto, cuidadosoSpanish
- tähelepanelik, ettevaatlikEstonian
- huolellinen, varovainenFinnish
- soigneuse, prudent, soigneux, prudenteFrench
- curamachIrish
- cùramachScottish Gaelic
- સાવધાનGujarati
- זהיר, זהירהHebrew
- सतर्क, सावधानHindi
- cauto, prudente, accuratoItalian
- 思慮深い, 注意深いJapanese
- ყურადღებიანიGeorgian
- curiosus, cautus, meticulosusLatin
- rūpīgs, uzmanīgsLatvian
- सावधMarathi
- behoedzaam, voorzichtig, doortastend, omzichtig, prudent, zorgvuldig, grondigDutch
- ostrożna, ostrożny, ostrożnePolish
- cuidadoso, cautelosa, cauteloso, meticuloso, cuidadosa, prudente, meticulosaPortuguese
- precaut, prudentRomanian
- тщательный, старательный, внимательный, аккуратный, осторожныйRussian
- सावधान, सतर्कSanskrit
- бри̏жан, брѝжљив, brȉžan, по̀мњив, pòmnjiv, о̏пре̄зан, ȍprēzan, brìžljivSerbo-Croatian
- försiktigSwedish
- கவனமாகTamil
- ساودھان, سترکUrdu
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