a. | 1. | Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; |
2. | Attentive; careful; exercising the judgment; having the mind directed to an object; | |
3. | Anxious; solicitous; concerned. |
Adj. | 1. | thoughtful - having intellectual depth; "a deeply thoughtful essay" |
2. | thoughtful - exhibiting or characterized by careful thought; "a thoughtful paper" Antonyms: thoughtless - showing lack of careful thought; "the debate turned into thoughtless bickering" | |
3. | thoughtful - acting with or showing thought and good sense; "a sensible young man" Synonyms: sensible | |
4. | thoughtful - taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention; "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing" | |
5. | thoughtful - showing consideration and anticipation of needs; "it was thoughtful of you to bring flowers"; "a neighbor showed thoughtful attention" Synonyms: kind |