Careful and cautious - Synonyms - Macmillan Dictionary

Synonyms ; careful · if someone is careful, they think about what they are doing so that they do not do anything wrong or so that they avoid problems ; cautious. Collocations Thesaurus Blog BuzzWord OpenDictionary Resources Quizzes Videos Search ​ BuzzWord OpenDictionary Resources Quizzes Videos Collocations Thesaurus Blog Search ​ Carefulandcautious - thesaurusSynonymscarefuladjectiveifsomeoneiscareful,theythinkaboutwhattheyaredoingsothattheydonotdoanythingwrongorsothattheyavoidproblemscautiousadjectivecarefultoavoidproblemsordangerthoroughadjectivesomeonewhoisthoroughdoeseverythingthattheyshouldandleavesnothingoutpainstakingadjectivedoneordoingsomethingverycarefullyandslowlysystematicadjectivedoneaccordingtoacarefulplanandinathoroughwayorganizedadjectiveanorganizedpersonarrangesandplansactivitiescarefullyandeffectivelymeticulousadjectiveverythoroughandwithcarefulattentiontodetailmethodicaladjectivealwayscarefultodothingsinathoroughandorganizedwayexactadjectivedoingthingsverycarefully,makingcertainthatallthedetailsarecorrectrisk-averseadjectiveopposedtotakingrisks,oronlywillingtotakesmallrisks Moresynonyms+-assiduousadjectiveformalhard-workingandthoroughcarefuladjectivetryinghardnottocauseharmordamagecarefuladjectiveusedaboutsomeone’sactionscloseadjectivecarefulandinvolvingattentiontoeverydetailconscientiousadjectiveworkinghardandcarefultodothingswelldeliberationnounaslowandcarefulwayofspeakingormovingdelicacynounacarefulandgentlewayofdoingsomethingdiligentadjectiveformalsomeonewhoisdiligentworksveryhardandverycarefullydiscreetadjectivecarefulnottosayanythingthatissecretorthatcouldupsetsomeonefastidiousadjectivecaringalotaboutsmalldetailsandwantingeverythingtobecorrectandtidyjudicialadjectivecarefulandseriousmethodicaladjectivedoneinathoroughandorganizedwaymindfuladjectivecarefulaboutorconsciousofsomethingneatadjectivetendingtokeepthingscarefullyarrangedandlookingnicepreciseadjectivesomeonewhoispreciseisalwayscarefultobeaccurateandtobehavecorrectlyprimadjectiveverycarefulaboutyourbehaviourandappearance,andeasilyshockedbywhatotherpeopledoorsayprovidentadjectiveformalmakingsuretoprovidemoneyandotherthingsthatyouneedforthefuturepunctiliousadjectiveformalverycarefultobehavewell,andtofollowthedetailsofrulesorinstructionsrigorousadjectivethoroughandcarefulscrupulousadjectivedoneverycarefully,givingalotofattentiontodetailsselectiveadjectivecarefulaboutwhatyouchooseoracceptseriousadjectivecarefulanddetailedslowadjectiveusedtodescribesomethingwhichisdonemorecarefullyandoveralongerperiodoftimethanusualinordertoimproveitsqualityandobtainotherbenefitssoftly-softlyadjectiveBritishasoftly-softlywayofdoingsomethingisaslowcarefulwaythattriesnottoupsetpeoplestudiousadjectivegivingalotofattentionandcaretowhatyouaredoingorlearningtactfuladjectivesomeonewhoistactfulisverycarefulinthewaythattheyspeakandbehavesothattheydonotupsetotherpeoplethoroughgoingadjectiveverythoroughandcareful Exploreothermeanings Explorerelatedmeanings+-InacarefulandcautiouswayCarelessandcasualInacarelessorcasualwayExploremoremeanings+-Carefulwithmoney FreethesaurusdefinitionofcarefulandcautiousfromtheMacmillanEnglishDictionary-afreeEnglishdictionaryonlinewiththesaurusandwithpronunciationfromMacmillanEducation. Contact Privacy ConsentManagement CookiesPolicy TermsandConditions FAQ Index About Authors Partners Options Tools FOLLOWUS Twitter Facebook JoinMacmillanDictionaryonTwitterandFacebookfordailywordfacts,quizzesandlanguagenews. ©MacmillanEducationLimited2009–2022