adj. Function: adjective
1 characterized by or exhibiting the power to think FF1C; the doctor had a shrewd rather than a thoughtful face FF1E;
Synonyms: cogitative, contemplative, meditative, pensive, ||pensy, pondering, reflecting, reflective, ruminative, speculative, thinking
Related Words: analytical, calculating, logical, rational; earnest, grave, melancholy, serious, sober, studious; brainy, intellectual; deep, inseeing, introspective
Contrasted Words: irrational; dull, slow, stupid, unthinking; empty-headed, shallow, vacuous
Antonyms: thoughtless
2
Synonyms: MINDFUL 2, heedful, observant, observative, observing, regardful
3 mindful of others FF1C; the thank-you note was a thoughtful gesture FF1E;
Synonyms: attentive, considerate
Related Words: anxious, careful, concerned, heedful, mindful, solicitous; chivalrous, civil, courteous, gallant, gracious, polite, well-bred
Contrasted Words: careless, heedless, inattentive, negligent, remiss, unconcerned, unmindful, unthinking; inconsiderate; discourteous, impolite
Antonyms: thoughtless, unthoughtful