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considerate

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of considerate

1 given to or made with heedful anticipation of the needs and happiness of others

  • a kindly woman who is very considerate of other peopleʼs feelings
Synonyms of considerate

attentive, kind, solicitous, thoughtful
Words Related to considerate

brotherly, good, good-hearted, helpful, hospitable, kindhearted, kindly, neighborly, nice

caring, compassionate, sympathetic, tender

chivalrous, courteous, courtly, gallant, gracious, polite

diplomatic, tactful

deferential, dutiful, obliging, regardful, respectful

altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, benignant, humane, selfless, unselfish

charitable, generous, magnanimous
Near Antonyms of considerate

inattentive, uncaring, unheeding

inhospitable, unkind, unkindly

ill-bred, ill-mannered, impolite, rude, uncivil, unmannerly

unhelpful

malevolent, malicious, mean, spiteful
Antonyms of considerate

heedless, inconsiderate, thoughtless, unthinking

2 having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble

  • you need to develop a more considerate temperament and learn to think before you speak
Synonyms of considerate

alert, careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, conservative, gingerly, guarded, heedful, safe, wary
Words Related to considerate

advertent, attentive, awake, observant, regardful, vigilant, watchful

hypercautious

foresighted, foresightful, forethoughtful, provident, thoughtful

cagey (also cagy), calculating, canny, shrewd

deliberate, slow

ultracareful, ultracautious
Near Antonyms of considerate

bold, brash, impetuous, rash, reckless, venturesome

asleep, inattentive, regardless

inconsiderate, thoughtless

lax, neglectful, negligent, remiss

imprudent, indiscreet, injudicious

absentminded, forgetful

inadvertent, unintentional, unplanned
Antonyms of considerate

careless, heedless, incautious, unguarded, unmindful, unsafe, unwary

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