considerate

adjective

con·​sid·​er·​ate kən-ˈsi-d(ə-)rət 

1

: marked by or given to careful consideration : circumspect

"He is, I believe, in such a state of mental distress as to be hardly capable of giving me a considerate answer."

—Anthony Trollope

2

: thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others

He was considerate and turned down the stereo when we asked him to.

considerately adverb

considerateness noun

Synonyms

• attentive
• thoughtful
• kind
• caring
• respectful

Examples of considerate in a Sentence

She is one of the most considerate people I know.

He was considerate and turned down the stereo when we asked him to.

Recent Examples on the Web

Juli still remembers the considerate little boy from Tyler’s childhood, the kind of kid who preferred building his own computer over playing sports. —Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025

Some of it’s considerate and protective, some of it’s selfish. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025

Here was a quiet, considerate 36-year-old family man from Georgia who grinded on tour for a decade to finally make a Ryder Cup team. —Brody Miller, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025

My boyhood idols Howard Stern and David Letterman were very considerate and kind. —Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

see consider

First Known Use

1572, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for considerate

• inconsiderate

Kids Definition

considerate

adjective

con·​sid·​er·​ate kən-ˈsid-(ə-)rət 

1

: tending to consider things carefully

2

: thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others

considerately adverb

considerateness noun