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

But another young Reform enthusiast rejected that, telling me: "It's all documented and there on camera – Nigel has to be more careful about what party members say."

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Doctors could potentially use this type of information to identify people who might benefit from additional vaccine doses, more careful follow-up or other protective strategies.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 21, 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

I just had to be a little more careful where I positioned my head so that I wouldn’t find myself in the humiliating predicament of getting stuck a second time.

From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe