Define Careful at AskDictionary.com

See careless

2: cautiously attentive; "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice"
syn: heedful

3: with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed"
syn: deliberate, measured

4: full of cares or anxiety; "Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41

5: mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money"
syn: thrifty



120 Thesaurus words for "careful"

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