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

Example Sentences

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more careful

"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

"We cannot discuss something that does not exist," he said when asked about the protests, calling on Western media to be "much more careful" in their reporting.

From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026

Together, the newer evidence supports a more careful message.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026

Human ignitions have actually declined significantly in Southern California over the last 30 years, likely because people have learned to be more careful and population increases have fragmented the landscape, Williams said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

If I weren’t more careful my voice alone would give me away.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson