carefulness

noun

Definition of carefulnessnext
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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3
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
  1. caution
  2. attention
  3. kindness
  4. prudence
  5. care
  6. concern
  7. conscientiousness
  8. solicitude
Noun
  • Western leaders have greeted the overthrow of the Assad dynasty by rebel forces with caution, fearing a power vacuum and more instability in the region.
    Sophie Kiderlin,Jenni Reid,Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Fully horizontal meant that oncoming traffic should stop; when the arms were lowered to a 30-degree tilt, traffic could proceed with caution.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of caution
Noun
  • Trump’s recent threat to impose a 25% tariff on all imports from Canada got the immediate attention of Ottawa.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Born as Yolande Cornelia Giovanni, Jr. June 7, 1943 in Knoxville, Giovanni was a prolific and well-regarded poet who initially gained attention in the late 1960s as part of the Black Arts Movement after graduating from Nashville’s Fisk University.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of attention
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  • The braided and beaded trinkets are woven with messages of kindness, song lyrics or inside jokes among her devotees, who cluster in venue aisles and interminable merchandise lines at concerts to trade as part of their own secret society.
    Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • One act of kindness and then to have that dream and that goal to be able to help others and do one step at a time to get there.
    Gabriel Kinder and Allie Torgan, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of kindness
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  • But can companies go further—and take sustainability and financial prudence to the next level?
    Claus Jepsen, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
  • And yet many outside observers saw in Iran’s attack a degree of prudence.
    Afshon Ostovar, Foreign Affairs, 19 Apr. 2024
Definition of prudence
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  • Hospitals can further personalize care by using data from these tools to tailor XR content to each patient’s needs, focusing on areas of confusion or concern.
    Alon Zuckerman, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Amazon also discourages injured workers from receiving outside medical care, and its internal practices force workers who need care to return to work too soon, the report said.
    Suhauna Hussain, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of care
Noun
  • Always consult a qualified healthcare provider for medical concerns, and do not ignore professional advice based on information from MediKarma.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Key Background Recreational and commercial drones have surged in popularity, with nearly a million registered by the FAA, leading to growing concerns about unsafe or malicious use.
    Stephen Pastis, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of concern
Noun
  • Just as the Big Five Personality Traits model helps identify key dimensions of personality—like openness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness—successful leadership today requires understanding and adapting management styles to the unique attributes of each individual.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • But praise is not the absence of conscientiousness, which Berger excelled in.
    Emmanuel Iduma, ARTnews.com, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of conscientiousness
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  • Nature has made this a necessity: Without constant care and solicitude, an infant will die.
    Roxana Robinson, TIME, 18 July 2024
  • This idea will add the inducements of philanthropy to those of patriotism, to heighten the solicitude which all considerate and good men must feel for the event.
    Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 30 May 2024
Definition of solicitude
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