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

cautious
C1
attentive
C2
thorough
C1
prudent
C2
wary
C2
take care
scrupulous
46k
watchful
24k
meticulous
C2
heedful
watch out
circumspect
vigilant
C2
painstaking
36k
discreet
C1
deliberate
C2
shrewd
C2
punctilious
conscientious
20k
pay attention
thoughtful
C1
slow
A2
gentle
B2
accurate
C1
observant
C2
thrifty
31k
alert
B2
attention
A2
calculating
C2
quiet
A2
chary
mindful
26k
guarded
C1
exact
B1
particular
B1

beware of

precise
C1
beware
C1
detailed
C1

carefully

care
A1
mature
C1
regardful
steady
B2
frugal
32k
diligent
20k
fearful
C2
😨
assiduous
economical
24k
considerate
C2
Translations

cuidadoso
vorsichtig
attentif
prudent
attento
cuidadoso
sorgfältig
soigneux
zorgvuldig
accurato
voorzichtig
cauto
prudente
cuidado
Vorsicht
Frequency

A2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɛːfəl/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
careful
Inherited from Old English
carful
In summary

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

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