carefully
- adverb
- /ˈkɛrfəli/
- She carefully placed the fragile vase on the shelf to avoid any accidents.
- consider carefully
- listen carefully
- choose carefully
Ideas can be aired with a few carefully justified exceptions.
- Ideas can be aired with a few carefully justified exceptions.
- I'll go into this more carefully with you on Thursday.
- So the message is think more deeply, think more carefully, don't rush.
- But if you look more carefully, that's not all that he's doing.
- They don't they carefully avoid going there.
- We'll navigate it carefully, but yeah, I'm here for it.
- And that's been proven with with some very carefully done studies.
- I'm using that word as carefully as I can.
- Robbing eggs from a bird's nest and carrying them carefully away.
- And, and obviously you have to pick these things carefully.
Examples
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Then I suggest you think very carefully about the next words that come out of your mouth, Captain.
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Listen very carefully, ask questions and make good eye contact.
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Now please watch carefully and listen as well.
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You have to write this carefully to deal with this point.
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All right, so let's go ahead and carefully go through this proof.
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Choose your next words very carefully.
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Everyone, close your eyes and listen carefully to the following sequence of sounds.
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There are many advantages to using carefully planned visuals as part of a presentation.
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Even in these cases, however, prospective members are carefully vetted before being admitted.
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The challenge must then be carefully defined so that it aligns with the objectives of the course.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
In a way that does not cause harm
With careful attention to small details
To do something in a careful way to avoid danger or mistakes
Gently and carefully to avoid hurting people or breaking things
In a careful way that shows you pay attention before deciding
With great care and close attention to small details
In a very careful, slow way to avoid damage or getting hurt
With great care and attention to small details
In a way that shows good judgment and practical choices
With care and strong focus on what you see or hear
In a careful way to avoid future problems
Act in a very careful and honest way that notices small details
In a careful, thoughtful way that makes good choices
To treat someone very carefully so you do not upset them
To do something carefully because you feel responsible
In a careful way after thinking about what might happen
Carefully and with full attention to what you do
In a careful way that pays attention to small details and keeps things clean
With very careful attention to small details and correct behavior
Carefully and with close attention
In a careful way while looking for danger or sudden movement
To act carefully after thinking about possible problems and results
In a careful, sensible way to avoid risk
In a careful way that notices small details
In a thoughtful way that shows care for others
In a careful, slow way without hurry
Antonyms
How Careful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word carefully comes from the simple word care ('attention' or 'worry') plus -ful and -ly, like the word careful. It literally means 'in a way full of care', so to do something carefully is to do it with attention and caution.