adjective
1.
Synonyms: cautious , calculating, chary, circumspect, considerate, discreet, gingerly, guarded, safe, wary
Related Word: attentive, heedful, observant
2.
closely attentive to details or showing such attention
careful workmanship
Synonyms: conscientious, conscionable, exact, fussy, heedful, meticulous, painstaking, punctilious, punctual, scrupulous
Related Word: accurate, nice, precise; deliberate, studied; foresighted, provident, prudent; critical, discriminating, finical, finicky; observant, particular, religious; duteous, dutiful, intent
Contrasted words: disorderly, lax, negligent, slack, slipshod, slovenly; heedless, neglectful, remiss
Antonyms: careless