Another word for careful

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Adjective

Cautiously attentive

watchful
1. Closely observant or alert; vigilant:
2. Not sleeping; awake.
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observant
1. Having or showing keen perceptiveness; perceptive:
2. Diligent in observing a law, custom, duty, or principle:
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mindful
1. Attentive; heedful:
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heedful
1. Paying close attention; mindful.
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careful

Trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error

wary
1. On guard; watchful:
2. Characterized by caution:
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prudent
1. Careful or wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense:
2. Characterized by or resulting from care or wisdom in practical matters or in planning for the future:
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gingerly
1. With great care or delicacy; cautiously.
2. Cautious; careful:
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forehanded
1. Forehand, as in tennis.
2. Looking or planning ahead; circumspect.
3. Having ample financial resources; well-off.
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circumspect
1. careful to consider all related circumstances before acting, judging, or deciding
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chary
1. Very cautious; wary:
2. Not giving or expending freely; sparing:
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cautious
1. Showing or practicing caution; careful.
2. Tentative or restrained; guarded:
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careful

Showing or marked by attentiveness to all aspects or details

scrupulous
1. Conscientious and exact; painstaking.
2. Having scruples; principled.
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punctilious
1. Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct.
2. Precise; scrupulous.
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painstaking
1. Acting with, showing, or involving great care and attention.
2. Attended by difficulties; arduous.
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meticulous
1. Showing or acting with extreme care and concern for details.
2. Excessively careful and precise.
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fastidious
1. Showing or acting with careful attention to detail:
2. Difficult to please; exacting:
3. Excessively scrupulous or sensitive, as in taste, propriety, or neatness:
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careful

Another word for careful

Modifier

leaving no margin for error
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going to great lengths
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making haste slowly
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picking one's steps
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keeping a nose to the wind
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putting the right foot forward
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seeing how the land lies
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feeling one's ground
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feeling one's way
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picky
1. Excessively meticulous; fussy.
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choosy
1. Very careful in choosing; highly selective.
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leery
1. Suspicious or distrustful; wary:
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judicious
1. Having or exhibiting sound judgment; prudent.
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apprehensive
1. Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy:
2. Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend.
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chary
1. Very cautious; wary:
2. Not giving or expending freely; sparing:
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observant
1. Having or showing keen perceptiveness; perceptive:
2. Diligent in observing a law, custom, duty, or principle:
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stealthy
1. Marked by or acting with quiet, caution, and secrecy intended to avoid notice.
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religious
1. Having or showing belief in and reverence for God or a deity.
2. Of, concerned with, or teaching religion:
3. Extremely scrupulous or conscientious:
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punctilious
1. Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct.
2. Precise; scrupulous.
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thrifty
1. Practicing or marked by the practice of thrift; wisely economical.
2. Thriving; prosperous.
3. Growing vigorously; thriving, as a plant.
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frugal
1. Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources.
2. Simple or costing little; meager or inexpensive:
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farsighted
1. Able to see distant objects better than objects at close range; hyperopic.
2. Capable of seeing to a great distance.
3. Planning prudently for the future; foresighted:
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calm
1. Nearly or completely motionless; undisturbed:
2. Not excited or agitated; composed:
3. An absence or cessation of motion; stillness.
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cool
1. Neither warm nor very cold; moderately cold:
2. Giving or suggesting relief from heat:
3. Marked by calm self-control:
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solid
1. Of definite shape and volume; not liquid or gaseous:
2. Of or relating to three-dimensional geometric figures or bodies.
3. Firm or compact in substance:
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self-disciplined
1. Having self-discipline, be in control of one's self and one's actions.
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self-possessed
1. in full control of one's faculties, and having a firm belief in one's abilities; confident, assured and poised
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noncommittal
1. Refusing commitment to a particular opinion or course of action; not revealing what one feels or thinks:
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guarded
1. Protected; defended.
2. Watched over; supervised.
3. Cautious; restrained:
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canny
1. Careful and shrewd, especially where one's own interests are concerned.
2. Cautious in spending money; frugal.
3. Steady, restrained, and gentle.
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mindful
1. Attentive; heedful:
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considerate
1. Having or showing regard for the needs or feelings of others.
2. Characterized by careful thought; deliberate.
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regardful
1. Showing attention; heedful.
2. Showing deference.
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sparing
1. Given to or marked by prudence and restraint in the use of material resources.
2. Deficient or limited in quantity, fullness, or extent:
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calculating
1. Capable of performing calculations:
2. Shrewd; crafty:
3. Coldly scheming or conniving.
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attentive
1. Paying close attention; alert or observant:
2. Showing care for the needs or desires of others; caring or courteous.
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politic
1. Showing sound or pragmatic judgment; prudent; judicious:
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taking measures
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conscientious
1. Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled:
2. Thorough and assiduous:
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on-the-alert
1. Very attentive, or vigilant
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on-guard
1. (fencing) The starting position of a fencing bout; en garde.
2. vigilant, alert
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on one's guard
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heedful
1. Paying close attention; mindful.
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exact
1. Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality:
2. Characterized by accurate measurements or inferences with small margins of error; not approximate:
3. Characterized by strict adherence to standards or rules:
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precise
1. Clearly expressed or delineated; definite:
2. Exact, as in performance, execution, or amount; accurate or correct:
3. Strictly distinguished from others; very:
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sure-footed
1. Not liable to stumble or fall.
2. Designed so as to hold well to the road:
3. Confident and capable:
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discriminating
1. Able to recognize or draw fine distinctions or judgments:
2. Serving to distinguish; distinctive:
3. Marked by or showing prejudice; discriminatory.
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hard-to-please
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fastidious
1. Showing or acting with careful attention to detail:
2. Difficult to please; exacting:
3. Excessively scrupulous or sensitive, as in taste, propriety, or neatness:
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overexact
1. Too exact; overscrupulous; pedantic.
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assiduous
1. Showing or characterized by persistent attention or untiring application:
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wide-awake
1. Completely awake.
2. Alert; watchful.
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alert
1. Vigilantly attentive; watchful:
2. Mentally responsive and perceptive; quick.
3. Brisk or lively in action:
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suspicious
1. Arousing or apt to arouse suspicion; questionable:
2. Tending to suspect; distrustful:
3. Expressing suspicion:
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watchful
1. Closely observant or alert; vigilant:
2. Not sleeping; awake.
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vigilant
1. On the alert, as for danger or error; watchful.
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sober
1. Not intoxicated or affected by the use of alcohol or drugs.
2. Abstaining from or habitually abstemious in the use of alcoholic drink or other intoxicants:
3. Straightforward and serious; not exaggerated, emotional, or silly:
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exacting
1. Making severe demands; rigorous:
2. Requiring great care, effort, or attention:
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prim
1. Precise or proper to the point of affectation; excessively decorous.
2. Strait-laced; prudish.
3. Neat and trim:
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finicky
1. Insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fastidious:
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fussy
1. Easily upset; given to bouts of ill temper:
2. Paying great or excessive attention to personal tastes and appearance; fastidious:
3. Calling for or requiring great attention to sometimes trivial details:
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rigorous
1. Characterized by or adhering to strict standards or methods; exacting and thorough:
2. Harsh, severe, or demanding:
3. Very unpleasant or inclement:
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particular
1. Of, belonging to, or associated with a specific person, group, thing, or category; not general or universal:
2. Distinctive among others of the same group, category, or nature; noteworthy or exceptional:
3. Of, relating to, or providing details; precise:
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prudent
1. Careful or wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense:
2. Characterized by or resulting from care or wisdom in practical matters or in planning for the future:
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conservative
1. Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.
2. Traditional or restrained in style:
3. Moderate; cautious:
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provident
1. Providing for future needs or events:
2. Frugal; economical:
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deliberate
1. Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional:
2. Arising from or marked by careful consideration:
3. Unhurried and careful:
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concerned
1. Interested and involved:
2. Anxious; troubled:
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solicitous
1. Showing great attention or concern to another:
2. Expressing care or concern for another:
3. Showing great care; careful or meticulous:
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discreet
1. Possessed of, exercising, or showing prudence and self-restraint in speech and behavior; circumspect:
2. Made, done, or situated so as to attract little notice:
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circumspect
1. careful to consider all related circumstances before acting, judging, or deciding
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wary
1. On guard; watchful:
2. Characterized by caution:
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cautious
1. Showing or practicing caution; careful.
2. Tentative or restrained; guarded:
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scrupulous
1. Conscientious and exact; painstaking.
2. Having scruples; principled.
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painstaking
1. Acting with, showing, or involving great care and attention.
2. Attended by difficulties; arduous.
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thorough
1. Exhaustively complete:
2. Painstakingly accurate or careful:
3. Absolute; utter:
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meticulous
1. Showing or acting with extreme care and concern for details.
2. Excessively careful and precise.
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thoughtful

economical

accurate

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Synonym Study

Wary implies a cautiousness that is prompted by suspicion
Discreet implies the exercise of discernment and judgment in the guidance of one's speech and action and suggests careful restraint
Prudent implies the exercise of both caution and circumspection, suggesting careful management in economic and practical matters
Cautious implies a careful guarding against possible dangers or risks
Circumspect implies a careful consideration of all circumstances to avoid error or unfavorable consequences
Scrupulous implies a conscientious adherence to what is considered right, true, accurate, or proper in every detail
Meticulous implies extreme, sometimes finicky, carefulness about details
Careful implies close attention to or great concern for whatever is one's work or responsibility, and usually connotes thoroughness, a guarding against error or injury, etc.

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