careful
careful is a 7-letter English word with 8 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Full of care; anxious; solicitous. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- adjective. Full of care; anxious; solicitous.
- adjective. Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful.
- adjective. 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.
- adjective. exercising caution or showing care or attention
"they were careful when crossing the busy street"
"be careful to keep her shoes clean"
- adjective. unhurried and with care and dignity
"walking at the same measured pace"
"with all deliberate speed"
- adjective. mindful of the future in spending money
"careful with money"
- adjective. cautiously attentive
"careful of her feelings"
"heedful of his father's advice"
- adjective. full of cares or anxiety-Luke 10.41
"Thou art careful and troubled about many things"
Synonyms
deliberate, measured, thrifty, heedful
Common word forms
carefully, carefuller, carefullest, carefulness
Words from these letters
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