1
as in caution
a close attentiveness to avoiding danger
her natural carefulness keeps her from having car accidents and the high insurance premiums that go with them
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2
as in attention
strict attentiveness to what one is doing
a degree of carefulness is required to get the details just right
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as in kindness
archaic
attention accompanied by protectiveness and responsibility
with what carefulness they tended the frail princess day and night!
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carefulness
Noun
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The post shuts down a rumor that the wearing of clothes or symbols showing solidarity with Palestine is prohibited at the festival but does caution against the use of certain language around the Israel-Gaza conflict.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025 -
The Fed has signaled caution regarding future rate cuts, a factor that could influence market volatility in the coming months.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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His stories enthrall his fellow captives, and capture the attention of Hasan, the enigmatic and feared Bey of Algiers, igniting an affinity between captor and captive.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2025
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As a result, Daisy was subsequently given to the animal welfare charity and taken to a vet for medical attention.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Take a moment to watch these other random acts of kindness captured on camera!—
Ronnie Li,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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The viral video left many TikTok users emotional and grateful for the couple's kindness.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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India’s Nifty 50 index climbed around 0.8% ahead of the country’s Union Budget on Saturday, in which the government has to balance fiscal prudence with economic stimulus.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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That prudence paid off earlier this week when China’s DeepSeek unveiled its free AI open-source technology.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2025
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Patients suffering from life-threatening illnesses are being withheld from necessary treatments while those fleeing war are being denied important emergency medical care.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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The lawsuit settled last week contends Rhines will forever require home assistance, medical care and supervision.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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The German election is animated by concerns over a stagnant economy, a decade-long surge of immigration, high energy prices and tenuous national security, with Russia waging war to the east and President Trump threatening to upend NATO from the West.—
Jim Tankersley,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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Several House Democrats were already dissatisfied with the way social equity protections had played out for marijuana and shared Johnson’s concerns about the impact on small businesses.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The study used the HEXACO Personality Inventory to determine key six personality traits: honesty-humility, emotionality, extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
24 Jan. 2025
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Most notably, emotional stability, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and openness to new experiences will enhance both your ability to find and keep the right job, as well as the right partner.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes,
21 Dec. 2024
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The evocation of the boy’s impure actions, as well as the undertow of sexuality in both his parish priest’s solicitude and his father’s violence, caught the attention of the censors, who typically busied themselves outlawing pulp erotica.—
Sam Sacks,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Even the Scotland Residents page on Facebook, usually seething with vitriol directed toward neighbors and local officials alike, was full of solicitude and suggestions and offers of help.—
Gary Greenberg,
Harper's Magazine,
23 Oct. 2024
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“Carefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carefulness. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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