more careful

ADJECTIVE

cautious; painstaking

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accurate attentive choosy circumspect concerned conscientious deliberate discreet judicious leery meticulous mindful precise prudent rigorous scrupulous sober thorough thoughtful vigilant wary

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless false foolish heedless idiotic inaccurate inattentive incautious inconsiderate indiscreet inexact irrational lax loose negligent questionable rash reckless thoughtless uncareful uncaring unscrupulous unwise

WEAK

unconcerned

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more careful

He added that "students from the Northeast, who had parents with personal memories of 9/11, were more careful about this, remarking on the sensitivities in their family about the subject."

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Nonetheless, “we’re a little bit more careful about taking rest when we need it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

A bold idea, some flawed early studies, a fierce backlash – and then, years later, a quieter, more careful return to the question.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

"It made you look a bit stylish. People would say 'they know how to have fun'. But after the laws became stricter, people became much more careful."

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

The lion called out in pain and told the hare to be more careful.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith