CAREFULLY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

carefully

adverb

Definition of carefully

as in conscientiously

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Recent Examples of carefully When concerns were raised about this contract, the Town took them seriously, reviewed the matter carefully, and acted promptly based on the findings. — Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 But ranchers argue that livestock are carefully managed, while the movements of wild horses are less controlled. — Stina Sieg, NPR, 21 Aug. 2026 Remove dense fuels, trim overhanging branches, and carefully plan your landscaping within 30 feet of homes. — Sarah Perkel, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 Each of our 42 properties are carefully curated to serve its particular community. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026 The selfie is carefully cropped at the waist, narrowly skirting past Instagram’s community guidelines on nudity. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026 The report carefully clarifies that some of the points for analysis refer specifically to the app (for example, Claude or Gemini) while others relate to the provider (for example, Anthropic or Google). — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026 Leaders should carefully think through how AI fits into their existing technical setup. — Olufunsho Peters, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Step 3 Whisking constantly, carefully pour warm cream into caramel; remove pan from heat and stir in 6 Tbsp. — Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 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

Democrats feel cautiously optimistic about their chances of taking the House and Jeffries would be in line to be the next speaker.

— Rachel Scott, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Analysts remain cautiously optimistic, acknowledging progress but awaiting sustained profit and traffic growth.

— Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of cautiously

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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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Some still laden with weapons, the ships belonged to Nazi Germany's Black Sea fleet that was deliberately sunk near the end of the war as German troops retreated from Romania and Soviet forces advanced deeper into Europe.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Some still laden with weapons, the ships belonged to Nazi Germany’s Black Sea fleet that was deliberately sunk near the end of the war as German troops retreated from Romania and Soviet forces advanced deeper into Europe.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of deliberately

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Adapted from Shelby Van Pelt’s bestselling novel, Remarkably Bright Creatures stars Field as Tova Sullivan, a 70-year-old widow meticulously dedicated to her cleaning job at the Sowell Bay aquarium.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
Now on Kickstarter, the ScanMax 320 is a powerful, portable, and intelligent scanning solution meticulously crafted for modern workflows.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of meticulously

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Republicans also have substantial concerns about the security of mail ballots and how slowly California counts its vote, while Democrats were far less concerned about those issues, the poll found.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, epidemiologist Susan Mayne said the government has responded slowly to the record-shattering outbreak that started in May, which demonstrates how the nation's federal food safety programs are in disarray.

— Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of slowly

Adverb

Dewey shared that the Renaissance Center that was built in the 1970s was created to be a fortress, strictly for workers not in the community.

— Julia Avant, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Tehran has said the Strait’s administration should remain strictly between the two coastal states.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 18 Aug. 2026

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