“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
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blow-by-blow
providing great detail
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certain, sure
exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance
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close
rigorously attentive; strict and thorough
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conscientious, painstaking, scrupulous
characterized by extreme care and great effort
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detailed, elaborate, elaborated
developed or executed with care and in minute detail
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minute, narrow
characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination
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overcareful, too-careful
excessively or unduly careful
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particular
providing specific details or circumstances
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protective
(usually followed by `of') solicitously caring or mindful
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studious
marked by care and effort
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thorough
painstakingly careful and accurate
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cautious
showing careful forethought
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diligent
characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks
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prudent
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment
- Antonyms:
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careless
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
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inattentive
showing a lack of attention or care
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casual, cursory, passing, perfunctory
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
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haphazard, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy
marked by great carelessness
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heedless, reckless
characterized by careless unconcern
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incautious
carelessly failing to exercise proper caution
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offhand, offhanded
casually thoughtless or inconsiderate
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incautious
lacking in caution
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unconcerned
lacking in interest or care or feeling
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negligent
characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern
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superficial
concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
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imprudent
not prudent or wise
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