| a. | 1. | Full of care; anxious; solicitous. |
| 2. | Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; painful. | |
| 3. | Taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious; provident; not indifferent, heedless, or reckless; - often followed by of, for, or the infinitive; |
| Adj. | 1. | careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "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" Antonyms: careless - marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful; "careless about her clothes"; "forgotten by some careless person"; "a careless housekeeper"; "careless proofreading"; "it was a careless mistake"; "hurt by a careless remark" |
| 2. | careful - cautiously attentive; "careful of her feelings"; "heedful of his father's advice" Synonyms: heedful | |
| 3. | careful - with care and dignity; "walking at the same measured pace"; "with all deliberate speed" Synonyms: deliberate, measured | |
| 4. | careful - full of cares or anxiety; "Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41 | |
| 5. | careful - mindful of the future in spending money; "careful with money" Synonyms: thrifty |