nonnegligent

adjective

Definition of nonnegligentnext
as in careful

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonnegligent
  1. careful
  2. conscientious
  3. punctilious
  4. painstaking
  5. attentive
  6. meticulous
  7. cautious
  8. guarded
Adjective
  • After careful physical analysis of six ancient princesses buried beneath the pyramids at Dahshur, researchers now have an answer.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 17 July 2026
  • Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of careful
Adjective
  • The exhibition’s framing of Hamdi as the conscientious Orientalist feels slyly designed to disarm judgment of his work, and even to neutralize his professional misdeeds.
    — Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • Earth-friendly, conscientious gardeners learn to slow down and pay attention — not only to plants but to the many creatures that share the garden.
    — Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2026
Definition of conscientious
Adjective
  • Eliminate the constant replays to create punctilious correctness.
    — Richard E. Vatz, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2026
  • Rick is tightly scheduled, punctilious to a fault, endowed with verbal wit that gently but firmly shapes and smooths social interactions.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 2026
Definition of punctilious
Adjective
  • Some of the most painstaking work involved the individual alternative medicine businesses highlighted in the series.
    — Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 8 July 2026
  • Python removal programs remain the most effective way to slow the invasion, but finding the snakes is painstaking, time-eating work.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of painstaking
Adjective
  • Bernier said zoo employees pay close attention to their animals, and the same should be done for pets at home, even if owners are already attentive.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
  • Medicare would clarify how clinicians can be paid for the attentive work of tapering a patient off of a medication (which is already a part of routine clinical care).
    — Sunny Patel, STAT, 17 July 2026
Definition of attentive
Adjective
  • The Homeric text is full of transformations, shape-shifting and super-speed, alongside meticulous labor and elaborate rites; the movie is neither dazzling nor precise.
    — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
  • Later this evening, however, the moon slips into the meticulous and methodical sign of Virgo, which, in turn, grounds the atmosphere.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of meticulous
Adjective
  • At a time when global fashion is navigating economic uncertainty, shifting supply chains and cautious consumer spending, one country is making an unmistakably confident statement.
    — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Those with underlying health conditions like asthma, COPD, heart disease, diabetes, chronic kidney disease or who are pregnant need to be extra cautious about breathing in wildfire smoke.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Definition of cautious
Adjective
  • When that happens, people become more guarded, less open and less willing to engage.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.
    — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
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