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English adjective: thoughtful

1. thoughtful having intellectual depth


SamplesA deeply thoughtful essay.


Similarprofound


Antonymssuperficial

2. thoughtful exhibiting or characterized by careful thought


SamplesA thoughtful paper.


Similarbemused, brooding, broody, cogitative, contemplative, deep in thought, deliberative, excogitative, lost, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, preoccupied, reflective, ruminative, well thought out


See alsoconsiderate


Attributethoughtfulness


Antonymsthoughtless

3. thoughtful acting with or showing thought and good sense


SamplesA sensible young man.


Synonymsserious-minded


Similarserious


Antonymsfrivolous

4. thoughtful taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention


SamplesHeedful of the warnings.
So heedful a writer.
Heedful of what they were doing.


Synonymsattentive, heedful, paying attention


Attributeattentiveness, heed, paying attention, regard


Antonymsheedless, unheeding

5. thoughtful considerate of the feelings or well-being of others


Similarconsiderate


Antonymsinconsiderate









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