Synonyms of thoughtful

thoughtful

adjective

1

as in attentive

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

a thoughtful offer to watch the neighbors' children on moving day

a thoughtful manager who understands that people's families should be more important than their jobs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attentive
• kind
• caring
• considerate
• respectful
• gracious
• generous
• solicitous
• compassionate
• helpful
• hospitable
• polite
• sympathetic
• kindhearted
• nice
• good
• tactful
• courteous
• kindly
• gallant
• diplomatic
• dutiful
• good-hearted
• neighborly
• chivalrous
• selfless
• humane
• unselfish
• benevolent
• tender
• magnanimous
• obliging
• deferential
• brotherly
• charitable
• altruistic
• regardful
• courtly
• beneficent
• benignant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• thoughtless
• unthinking
• inconsiderate
• heedless
• unkind
• inattentive
• uncaring
• inhospitable
• rude
• unkindly
• unheeding
• impolite
• uncivil
• unhelpful
• spiteful
• unmannerly
• malicious
• malevolent
• mean
• ill-mannered
• ill-bred

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• thoughtless
• unthinking
• inconsiderate
• heedless
• unkind
• inattentive
• uncaring
• inhospitable
• rude
• unkindly
• unheeding
• impolite
• uncivil
• unhelpful
• spiteful
• unmannerly
• malicious
• malevolent
• mean
• ill-mannered
• ill-bred

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2

as in considered

decided on as a result of careful thought

a thoughtful argument for military action

Synonyms & Similar Words

• considered
• deliberate
• calculated
• reasoned
• careful
• thought-out
• studied
• advised
• informed
• planned
• weighed
• measured
• intended
• meticulous
• knowing
• designed
• premeditated
• intentional
• purposeful
• educated
• aforethought
• prudent
• foresighted
• prepense
• projected
• forethoughtful
• provident

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• casual
• random
• unconsidered
• uncalculated
• haphazard
• unstudied
• unadvised
• hasty
• chance
• spontaneous
• aimless
• hurried
• impetuous
• desultory
• ill-advised
• rushed
• sudden
• purposeless
• instinctive
• impromptu
• abrupt
• automatic
• extemporaneous
• half-cocked
• hit-or-miss

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• casual
• random
• unconsidered
• uncalculated
• haphazard
• unstudied
• unadvised
• hasty
• chance
• spontaneous
• aimless
• hurried
• impetuous
• desultory
• ill-advised
• rushed
• sudden
• purposeless
• instinctive
• impromptu
• abrupt
• automatic
• extemporaneous
• half-cocked
• hit-or-miss

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3

as in reflective

given to or marked by long, quiet thinking

was a quiet and thoughtful child who rarely spoke but when he did, he almost always had something worthwhile to say

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reflective
• melancholy
• contemplative
• philosophical
• pensive
• somber
• meditative
• ruminative
• musing
• serious
• rational
• logical
• solemn
• philosophic
• introspective
• earnest
• cogitative
• broody
• retrospective
• preoccupied
• analytic
• ruminant
• deliberate
• self-reflective
• sober
• purposeful
• analytical
• serious-minded
• sombre
• sedate
• severe
• abstracted
• weighty
• absentminded
• grave

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unreflective
• flippant
• frivolous
• goofy
• thoughtless
• scatterbrained
• silly
• harebrained
• unthinking
• flighty
• mindless
• brainless
• featherbrained
• light-headed

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• unreflective
• flippant
• frivolous
• goofy
• thoughtless
• scatterbrained
• silly
• harebrained
• unthinking
• flighty
• mindless
• brainless
• featherbrained
• light-headed

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