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careful
adjective as in cautious; painstaking
Strongest matches
accurate, attentive, choosy, circumspect, concerned, conscientious, deliberate, discreet, judicious, leery, meticulous, mindful, precise, prudent, rigorous, scrupulous, sober, thorough, thoughtful, vigilant, wary
Strong match
Weak matches
alert, apprehensive, assiduous, chary, conservative, cool, exacting, fastidious, finicky, fussy, going to great lengths, guarded, heedful, observant, particular, playing safe, prim, protective, provident, punctilious, regardful, religious, selfdisciplined, shy, solicitous, solid
Example Sentences
"He's careful about what he wants to admit to."
“My father, he had skin cancer, so I gotta be careful,” she notes.
He insisted he was a careful driver and was "driving like I normally do".
Though he sees the "value" of licensing schemes, he warns: "The realities and logistics would need careful consideration" - in other words, it would add more responsibilities to already stretched forces.
They added: “We are talking to lawyers first. We want to be careful what’s said.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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