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单词 carefulness
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careful

adjective

care·​ful ˈker-fəl How to pronounce careful (audio)
carefuller; carefullest
1
a
: marked by wary caution or prudence
be very careful with knives
b
: marked by attentive concern and solicitude
careful farm management
c
: marked by painstaking effort to avoid errors or omissions
often used with of or an infinitive
careful of moneycareful to adjust the machine
2
: exercising or taking care
careful of a child's welfare
3
archaic
a
: solicitous, anxious
b
: filling with care or solicitude
carefully
ˈker-f(ə-)lē How to pronounce careful (audio)
adverb
carefulness
ˈker-fəl-nəs How to pronounce careful (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • alert
  • cautious
  • chary
  • circumspect
  • conservative
  • considerate
  • gingerly
  • guarded
  • heedful
  • safe
  • wary
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Example Sentences

He is a careful driver. You can never be too careful about these things. Be careful! The stove is hot! She was careful of their feelings. The police were careful to leave the room exactly as they found it. Police made a careful examination of the scene. They produced a careful study of the building. See More
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Word History

Etymology

see care entry 1

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3a

Kids Definition

careful

adjective

care·​ful ˈker-fəl How to pronounce careful (audio)
1
: using care
a careful driver
2
: made, done, or said with care
careful planning
She gave a careful answer.

Choose the Right Synonym for careful

careful and cautious mean taking care to avoid trouble. careful is used for a person who is able to prevent mistakes or accidents by being alert. Be careful when you paint the fence. cautious is used for a person who takes care to avoid further problems or difficulties. A cautious driver will drive slowly in bad weather.

carefulness

noun

1
as in prudence
a close attentiveness to avoiding danger her natural carefulness keeps her from having car accidents and the high insurance premiums that go with them

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • prudence
  • caution
  • attentiveness
  • care
  • circumspection
  • cautiousness
  • wariness
  • alertness
  • vigilance
  • watchfulness
  • guardedness
  • heedfulness
  • observance
  • deliberateness
  • chariness
  • shrewdness
  • foresight
  • gingerliness
  • deliberation
  • foresightedness
  • providence
  • calculation
  • canniness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • carelessness
  • recklessness
  • heedlessness
  • brashness
  • hastiness
  • suddenness
  • abruptness
  • rashness
  • impetuousness
  • thoughtlessness
  • inconsiderateness
  • inconsideration
  • incaution
  • incautiousness
  • unwariness
  • precipitousness
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2
as in meticulousness
strict attentiveness to what one is doing a degree of carefulness is required to get the details just right

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • meticulousness
  • scrupulousness
  • conscientiousness
  • attention
  • care
  • precision
  • effort
  • heedfulness
  • watchfulness
  • concentration
  • heed
  • pains
  • vigilance
  • meticulosity
  • alertness
  • mindfulness
  • closeness
  • observation
  • exactness
  • observance
  • painstaking
  • focus
  • punctiliousness
  • responsibility
  • advertence
  • dutifulness
  • particularity
  • trouble
  • advertency
  • irreproachability
  • bother
  • irreproachableness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • negligence
  • heedlessness
  • inattentiveness
  • inattention
  • inadvertence
  • inadvertency
  • inobservance
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3
as in kindness
archaic attention accompanied by protectiveness and responsibility with what carefulness they tended the frail princess day and night!

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • kindness
  • solicitude
  • concern
  • care
  • thoughtfulness
  • lovingness
  • solicitousness
  • consideration
  • considerateness
  • pampering
  • coddling
  • babying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • carelessness
  • thoughtlessness
  • unconcern
  • unkindness
  • inconsiderateness
  • inconsideration
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