English adjective: thoughtful | |||
1. | thoughtful having intellectual depth | ||
Samples | A deeply thoughtful essay. | ||
Similar | profound | ||
Antonyms | superficial | ||
2. | thoughtful exhibiting or characterized by careful thought | ||
Samples | A thoughtful paper. | ||
Similar | bemused, brooding, broody, cogitative, contemplative, deep in thought, deliberative, excogitative, lost, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, preoccupied, reflective, ruminative, well thought out | ||
See also | considerate | ||
Attribute | thoughtfulness | ||
Antonyms | thoughtless | ||
3. | thoughtful acting with or showing thought and good sense | ||
Samples | A sensible young man. | ||
Synonyms | serious-minded | ||
Similar | serious | ||
Antonyms | frivolous | ||
4. | thoughtful taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention | ||
Samples | Heedful of the warnings. So heedful a writer. Heedful of what they were doing. | ||
Synonyms | attentive, heedful, paying attention | ||
Attribute | attentiveness, heed, paying attention, regard | ||
Antonyms | heedless, unheeding | ||
5. | thoughtful considerate of the feelings or well-being of others | ||
Similar | considerate | ||
Antonyms | inconsiderate | ||