Thesaurus: careful

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1. a. Full of care; anxious; solicitous.
2. a. Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful.
3. a. Taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious; provident; not indifferent, heedless, or reckless; -- often followed by of, for, or the infinitive; as, careful of money; careful to do right.
4. adj. exercising caution or showing care or attention
5. adj. cautiously attentive
6. adj. unhurried and with care and dignity
7. adj. full of cares or anxiety
8. adj. mindful of the future in spending money
9. 1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous [Archaic] Be careful [Rev. Ver. "anxious"] for nothing. Phil. iv. 6. The careful plowman doubting stands. Milton. 2. Filling with care or colicitube; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful. The careful cold beinneth for to creep. Spenser. By Him that raised me to this careful height. Shak. 3. Taking care; gicing good heed; watchful; cautious; provident; not indifferent heedless, or reckless; -- often follower byof, for, or the infinitive; as, careful of money; careful to do right. Thou hast been careful for us with all this care. 2. Kings iv, 13. What could a careful father more have done Dryden. Syn. -- Anxious; solicitous; provident; thoughtful; cautious; circumspect; heedful; watchful; vigilant.
10. j:100 a. exercising caution or showing care or attention s. cautiously attentive s. unhurried and with care and dignity s. full of cares or anxiety