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
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2
as in deliberate
decided on as a result of careful thought
a thoughtful argument for military action
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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
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Recent Examples of thoughtful
Go in with thoughtful questions and a clear mindset; Fortune’s interview playbooks emphasize preparing questions and breaking the ice effectively.
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Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
The thoughtful design earned Spoonbill a 2020 James Beard Foundation nomination for Outstanding Restaurant Design.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Charlie's public life was unapologetically provocative and thoughtful.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Guests also had access to affirmations written by Nafousi, offering a thoughtful way to start trip with total clarity.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
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Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
The thoughtful design earned Spoonbill a 2020 James Beard Foundation nomination for Outstanding Restaurant Design.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 21 Sep. 2025
Charlie's public life was unapologetically provocative and thoughtful.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
Guests also had access to affirmations written by Nafousi, offering a thoughtful way to start trip with total clarity.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thoughtful
Adjective
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Luxury meets pet-friendliness with spacious rooms and attentive service.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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The attentive and gracious service merits applause and, along with the exciting Nikkei fare, a swift return visit.—
Brock Keeling,
Oc Register,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Christophe rightly suspected Bonaparte’s deliberate display of military might.—
Marlene L. Daut
September 22,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Could that missed phone call on the hiking trail, too, have been deliberate?—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Weightless Layers offers five semi-sheer layering pieces in lightweight fabrics with reflective trim detailing.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
22 Sep. 2025
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This may result in a user population – and data – reflective of a narrower realm of interests and ideologies.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Malcolm is absolutely a kinder, more compassionate man than his father.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Sep. 2025
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For one-of-a-kind British spots, shop The Royal Arcade and Burlington Arcade.—
Nicole Trilivas,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Maybe the slower, more considered pace of life is exactly what is required to create a more sustainable place, and a more sustainable future.—
Emma John,
AFAR Media,
20 Aug. 2025
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At a time where equality is treated as an imposition on the other, Claire’s careful and considered story feels more relevant than ever.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
6 Aug. 2025
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But the film, written and directed by Benny Safdie, is a sensitive, even melancholy look at how an aging athlete comes to accept defeat with the help of those around him.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
20 Sep. 2025
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Director Kogonada, who previously guided Farrell in After Yang, is going for alternate melancholy and whimsy, an uneven blend of introspective drama and high-concept fantasy that feels a bit lost in translation and doesn’t quite work the way it was intended.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Behind the arrogant exterior, though, lies a caring, emotional boy eager to be loved and with a secret that’s haunting him.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
22 Sep. 2025
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These gifts were very much appreciated by the foster teens and this caring event reminded the foster teens that many people do care about them.—
Dawn Giangiulio,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Sep. 2025
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Cam, who grieves his father throughout the film, allowed Withers to show that even the toughest men in the world have their contemplative moments.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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Periodic voice-over offers peeks into Lionel’s head, but Hermanus prefers to let the character, through whose perspective the film unfolds, spend most of his time in contemplative silence, leaving blank spaces we’re invited to fill in with richer emotional grappling than we’re given onscreen.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Thoughtful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thoughtful. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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