considerate

adjective

con·​sid·​er·​ate kən-ˈsi-d(ə-)rət 

1

: marked by or given to careful consideration : circumspect

"He is, I believe, in such a state of mental distress as to be hardly capable of giving me a considerate answer."

—Anthony Trollope

2

: thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others

He was considerate and turned down the stereo when we asked him to.

considerately adverb

considerateness noun

Synonyms

• attentive
• kind
• solicitous
• thoughtful

Examples of considerate in a Sentence

She is one of the most considerate people I know.

He was considerate and turned down the stereo when we asked him to.

Recent Examples on the Web

And that requires conscious supervision from conscientious personnel with considerate incentives. —Prem Ramkumar, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024

Anthropic even took a principle originating from that public input process—that chatbots should ensure responses are considerate of and accessible to people with disabilities—and added it to the list of rules currently followed by the live version of Claude. —Billy Perrigo, TIME, 5 Sep. 2024

No one called police, but someone complained to complex management, who left a handwritten note on Van Huss' door, chiding her for the noise and telling her to be more considerate of her neighbors. —Jade Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Sep. 2024

Visitors are asked to be considerate of the naturalist and other visitors by minimizing the use of flashlights and headlights. —The Indianapolis Star, 9 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

see consider

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

considerate

adjective

con·​sid·​er·​ate kən-ˈsid-(ə-)rət 

1

: tending to consider things carefully

2

: thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others

considerately adverb

considerateness noun