What does careful mean in English? Meaning of careful definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "careful": exercising caution or showing care or attention
Adjective
Meaning: exercising caution or showing care or attentionExample: they were careful when crossing the busy street
be careful to keep her shoes clean
did very careful research
careful art restorers
careful of the rights of others
careful about one's behaviorSynonyms: carefulAntonyms: carelessSimilar: blow-by-blow
certain
close
conscientious
detailed
elaborate
elaborated
minute
narrow
overcareful
painstaking
particular
protective
scrupulous
studious
sure
thorough
too-carefulAlso see: cautious
diligent
prudentMeaning of "careful": cautiously attentive
Adjective
Meaning: cautiously attentiveExample: careful of her feelings
heedful of his father's adviceSynonyms: careful
heedfulSimilar: aware
mindfulMeaning of "careful": unhurried and with care and dignity
Adjective
Meaning: unhurried and with care and dignityExample: walking at the same measured pace
with all deliberate speedSynonyms: careful
deliberate
measuredSimilar: unhurriedMeaning of "careful": full of cares or anxiety
Adjective
Meaning: full of cares or anxietyExample: Thou art careful and troubled about many thingsSynonyms: carefulSimilar: troubledMeaning of "careful": mindful of the future in spending money
Adjective
Meaning: mindful of the future in spending moneyExample: careful with moneySynonyms: careful
thriftySimilar: providentAdjective: (obsolete) Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad. 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte d'Arthur, Bk.V: ‘Alas,’ sayde Sir Cadore, ‘now carefull is myne herte that now lyeth dede my cosyn that I beste loved.’1485, Sir Thomas Malory, Le Morte d'Arthur, Bk.V: ‘Alas,’ sayde Sir Cadore, ‘now carefull is myne herte that now lyeth dede my cosyn that I beste loved.’(obsolete) Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled. 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.1: Where through long watch, and late daies weary toile, / She soundly slept, and carefull thoughts did quite assoile.1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, III.1: Where through long watch, and late daies weary toile, / She soundly slept, and carefull thoughts did quite assoile.Having care (for); attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious. He was a slow and careful driver.Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous. They made a careful search of the crime scene.Synonyms:
precise, accurate, attentive, choosy, mindful, wary, scrupulous, meticulous, deliberate, thorough, judicious, thoughtful, discreet, circumspect, conscientious, vigilant, rigorous, prudent, leery, concerned, sober, alert, apprehensive, assiduous, chary, conservative, cool, exacting, fastidious, finicky, fussy, guarded, heedful, observant, particular, prim, protective, provident, punctilious, regardful, religious, shy, solicitous, solid, going to great lengths, playing safe, selfdisciplined,
Antonyms:
inaccurate, inexact, questionable, negligent, lax, heedless, inattentive, inconsiderate, foolish, incautious, indiscreet, rash, reckless, unscrupulous, idiotic, irrational, unwise, uncaring, unconcerned, false, careless, loose, thoughtless, uncareful,