English > careful: 5 senses > adjective 1| Meaning | Exercising caution or showing care or attention. |
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| Examples | - "they were careful when crossing the busy street"
- "be careful to keep her shoes clean"
- "did very careful research"
- "careful art restorers"
- "careful of the rights of others"
- "careful about one's behavior"
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| Attribute of | carefulness | The quality of being careful and painstaking |
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| Narrower | blow-by-blow | Providing great detail |
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| certain, sure | Exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance |
| close | rigorously attentive |
| conscientious, painstaking, scrupulous | Characterized by extreme / extreme care and great effort |
| detailed, elaborate, elaborated | Developed or executed with care and in minute detail |
| minute, narrow | Characterized by painstaking care and detailed examination |
| overcareful, too-careful | excessively or unduly careful |
| particular | Providing specific details or circumstances |
| protective | (usually followed by 'of') solicitously caring or mindful |
| studious | marked by care and effort |
| thorough | painstakingly careful and accurate |
| See also | cautious | showing careful forethought |
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| diligent | Characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks |
| prudent | Careful and sensible |
| Opposite | careless | marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness |
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| Spanish | atento, cuidadosa, cuidadoso, prudente |
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| Catalan | cautelós, prudent |
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| Nouns | carefulness | the quality of being careful and painstaking |
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| Adverbs | carefully | taking care or paying attention |
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| carefully | as if with kid gloves |
