CAREFULLY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

carefully

adverb

Definition of carefully

as in conscientiously

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Recent Examples of carefully The appointment time may be longer than for other gel manicures—and in many cases more expensive—but that laser focus on cleaning up the cuticles, prepping the nails, and carefully applying the polish is what helps it to last. — Lucy Abbersteen, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026 Have any of these changes been carefully tested, following usual protocols for reviewing any changes to the census? — Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026 Experts caution, as the Oracle announcement illustrates, that investors should tread carefully, as with any new asset class and especially one often associated with institutional buyers. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 Think about a setup guide someone wrote carefully a month ago and never touched again. — Han Wang, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Kayleen’s move also gave us time to think carefully about what Mojang needs in its next leader. — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 However, Harvey said, such a demotion must be carefully implemented so as not to inadvertently punish Championship League teams investing the right way in the hopes of making the top flight. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2026 If a bait is found in an open area, it can be carefully tossed deeper into the woods using gloves or a paper towel. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Where to go The best way to see the Shadow of the Bear is to plan carefully and show up on time. — Eva Flowe october 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for carefully

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One way in which Wounaan do so is conscientiously sharing and redistributing food, money, wisdom and the like to foster equity.

— Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
By thinking locally, building conscientiously, and operationalizing sustainability in our deployment choices, AI users, companies, and developers can also help ensure that the infrastructure powering our future doesn’t cost us the earth.

— Sasha Luccioni, Time, 3 July 2026

Definition of conscientiously

Adverb

This analogy is strangely anticlimactic and almost consoling, but a pedestrian ending comes with the territory in a scrupulously realistic book about the inconceivable.

— Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
The cleats, now scrupulously modeled in 3D simulations, originated as sharp metal nails, the kind sold at a local hardware store.

— Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026

Definition of scrupulously

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The paper, led by a researcher named Evan Hubinger, described an experiment in which Anthropic’s team had deliberately trained AI models to behave deceptively.

— Kevin Roose, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
Some are very hands on, others deliberately removed from almost all day-to-day decisions.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of deliberately

Adverb

Manicurists use both manual and electric tools to meticulously trim and tidy the cuticles—leaving them as neat as humanly possible—and to prepare and shape your natural nails.

— Lucy Abbersteen, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026
In the process of making the movie, Selick and his team of some 120 people created more than 200 physical models, which were meticulously positioned and photographed, creating the still frames that provided the basis for the animation.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of meticulously

Adverb

Everyone must be ready for anything, and as 100 becomes 50, the kitchen slowly empties and the competition intensifies until one cook eventually walks away victorious.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
That was written for a world where the consequences of misplaced trust arrived slowly enough to correct.

— Bob Ackerman, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of slowly

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Volant said most guests have welcomed the new rules — with some even encouraging the hotel to enforce them more strictly, the article noted.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
The single largest contribution that Suffolk made to my life, though, was strictly nonacademic.

— David Shribman, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Oct. 2026

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