careful

Meaning

  1. Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
  2. Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.
  3. (obsolete) Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.
  4. (obsolete) Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.

Synonyms

carefully

beware of

without error

without slip

be on guard

consider carefully

be alert

be cautious

be watchful

correct oneself

having foresight

on one’s guard

take precautions

be diligent

with care

be thorough

deeply laid plan

be persevering

be careful of

be assiduous

be meticulous

be particular

be punctilious

bestowing attention

be painstaking

carefully thought out

patiently attentive

chary of

pay attention to

Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɛːfəl/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English careful, from Old English carful; equivalent to care + -ful.

Bookmark this

Improve your pronunciation

English

Start learning English with learnfeliz.

Practice speaking and memorizing "careful" and many other words and sentences in English.

Go to our English course page

Notes

Sign in to write sticky notes
Continue