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Careful

/ˈkɛːfəl/

Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.

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📖 Definitions of "Careful"

adjective

1
Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
"He was a slow and careful driver."
2
Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.
"They made a careful search of the crime scene."
3
Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.
4
Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.

🔄 Synonyms of "Careful"

25 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
deliberateverb	Done on purpose; intentional.
closenoun	(physical) To remove or block an opening, gap or passage through.
conscientious	Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance; painstaking.
scrupulous	Exactly and carefully conducted.
troubled	Anxious, worried, careworn.
provident	Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future.
awareverb	Conscious or having knowledge of something; awake.
mindfulnoun	aware (of something); attentive, heedful.
thoroughnoun	Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
cautious	Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative
heedful	Paying close attention; mindful.
elaborateverb	Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
minutenoun	A unit of time which is one sixtieth of an hour (sixty seconds).
sure	(modal) Without doubt, certainly.
measured	That has been determined by measurement.
narrowverb	Having a small width; not wide; having opposite edges or sides that are close, especially by comparison to length or depth.
studious	Dedicated to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books
painstakingnoun	Carefully attentive to details; studious; diligent in performing a process or procedure.
unhurried	Not hurried; not rushed.
thrifty	Showing thrift; economical; frugal.
elaborated	(rhetoric) expanded
overcareful	Excessively careful.
too-careful	excessively or unduly careful
certainnoun	Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.
detailednoun	Characterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment.

↔️ Antonyms of "Careful"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
careless	Not giving sufficient attention or thought, especially concerning the avoidance of harm or mistakes.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Careful"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
cautious	Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative
aware	Conscious or having knowledge of something; awake.
conscientious	Thorough, careful, or vigilant in one’s task performance; painstaking.
painstaking	Carefully attentive to details; studious; diligent in performing a process or procedure.
heedful	Paying close attention; mindful.
overcareful	Excessively careful.
thorough	Painstaking and careful not to miss or omit any detail.
scrupulous	Exactly and carefully conducted.
mindful	aware (of something); attentive, heedful.
detailed	Characterized by attention to detail and thoroughness of treatment.
providentnoun	Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future.
sure	Certain in one's knowledge or belief.
certain	Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.
deliberate	Done on purpose; intentional.
elaborated	(rhetoric) expanded
studious	Dedicated to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books
elaborate	Complex, detailed, or sophisticated.
particular	Specific; discrete; concrete.
close	Having little difference or distance in place, position, or abstractly; see also close to.
thrifty	Showing thrift; economical; frugal.