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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

The increased costs force investors, already battered by the recent turbulence in global bond markets, to be more careful with one of the safest asset classes available.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Companies started to realize they need to be more careful about counting their tokens, the units that measure AI use.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

The behaviour change followed naturally as people became more careful with using the newly expensive utility, and it became embedded in the culture.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

“You should be more careful when you handle snakes.”

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby

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