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synonyms for forethoughtful

  • circumspect
  • discreet
  • judicious
  • leery
  • prudent
  • tentative
  • vigilant
  • wary
  • watchful
  • alert
  • safe
  • all ears
  • cagey
  • calculating
  • chary
  • considerate
  • gingerly
  • hedging one's bets
  • heedful
  • keeping on one's toes
  • on the lookout
  • playing it cool
  • playing safe
  • politic
  • provident
  • pussyfoot
  • shrewd
  • taking it easy
  • taking it slow
  • thinking twice
  • walking on eggs
  • watching one's step
  • watching out
  • with one's eyes peeled
See also synonyms for: forethoughtfulness
On this page you'll find 53 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to forethoughtful, such as: circumspect, discreet, judicious, leery, prudent, and tentative.

antonyms for forethoughtful

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  • careless
  • certain
  • foolish
  • inattentive
  • incautious
  • indiscreet
  • negligent
  • rash
  • reckless
  • sure
  • thoughtless
  • uncareful
  • unwise
  • hasty
  • heedless
  • imprudent
  • unguarded
  • unobservant
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How to use forethoughtful in a sentence

She left the jewel-case when on her journey through London for safety; she is a particularly careful person, forethoughtful.
LORD ORMONT AND HIS AMINTA, COMPLETEGEORGE MEREDITH
The forethoughtful and weather-wise had run them round to the Creux and carried them through the tunnel into the roadway behind.
A MAID OF THE SILVER SEAJOHN OXENHAM
Be thoughtful; be forethoughtful; be forethoughtful without being fearthoughtful.
FLETCHERISMHORACE FLETCHER
It was now set up in types, and the forethoughtful Mr. Sands had abstracted a copy.
THE PRESIDENTALFRED HENRY LEWIS
There was no well in the store as in the forethoughtful Mr. Hanrahans saloon.
THE SUNSET TRAILALFRED HENRY LEWIS
They were led into systematic and forethoughtful courses, and thus found a training which they could in no other way have secured.
DOMESTICATED ANIMALSNATHANIEL SOUTHGATE SHALER
And the call includes all who have experienced the blessings of forethoughtful care and parental love.
THAT LAST WAIFHORACE FLETCHER
Party against party, neither of them had a forethoughtful head for the land at large.
BEAUCHAMP'S CAREER, COMPLETEGEORGE MEREDITH
They tumbled and jostled down the companionways 22 only to find the wise and forethoughtful had prempted every chair.
GOLDSTEWART WHITE
Evidently some forethoughtful man had prepared his cave early.
THE ROCK OF CHICKAMAUGAJOSEPH A. ALTSHELER
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