carefully

[kair-fuh-lee] / ˈkɛər fə li /

ADVERB

cautiously; painstakingly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxiously attentively conscientiously correctly deliberately delicately discreetly faithfully fully gingerly laboriously meticulously precisely prudently rigorously scrupulously thoroughly thoughtfully warily

WEAK

circumspectly concernedly dependably exactly fastidiously guardedly heedfully honorably in detail particularly providently punctiliously regardfully reliably solicitously trustily uprightly vigilantly watchfully with forethought with reservations

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inadequately incompletely partially uncarefully

WEAK

carelessly incautiously thoughtlessly

Example Sentences

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By carefully tracking how neutrinos behave, scientists were able to rule out the existence of a single sterile neutrino with 95% certainty.

From Science Daily

First, they carefully recreated the TCR's in vivo membrane environment using the right lipid mixture.

From Science Daily

Members of the Robles family talk carefully about ICE and immigration.

From Los Angeles Times

We watch those things very carefully to bring some of those elements out in this kind of fever dream that is this film.

From Los Angeles Times

I carefully loaded bags of chips, soda cans, candy and whatever weird items showed up.

From The Wall Street Journal

carefully

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