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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer, Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
cautious and watchful in one's actions.
He is a very careful driver, but his mother still worries.Please be careful with your new laptop--don't drop it or spill anything on it.She is always careful in making important decisions.You need to be careful in your choice of words when you ask him this favor.- synonyms:
- attentive, cautious, mindful
- antonyms:
- careless, heedless, inattentive, thoughtless
- similar words:
- alert, cagey, chary, circumspect, close, gingerly, guarded, judicious, observant, on guard, prudent, safe, sparing, vigilant, wary, watchful
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| definition 2: |
painstaking and exact.
The nurse did a careful job of stitching up the wound.He entered the data in a careful manner, avoiding any mistake.- synonyms:
- conscientious, diligent, fastidious, meticulous, painstaking, punctilious
- antonyms:
- careless, perfunctory, sloppy, slovenly
- similar words:
- accurate, detailed, exact, fine, fussy, particular, precise
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| definition 3: |
mindful, as of others' needs or feelings.
He was always careful of his wife's sensitivities.- synonyms:
- attentive, considerate, mindful, thoughtful
- antonyms:
- careless, inconsiderate, indifferent, thoughtless
- similar words:
- concerned, regardful, solicitous
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| related words: |
attentive, canny, conservative, delicate, diligent, discreet, economical, good, guardian, jealous, laborious, methodical, minute, narrow, perfect, provident, religious, rigid, scrupulous, serious, sober, steady, thoughtful, thrifty |
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| derivations: |
carefully (adv.), carefulness (n.) |
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