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carefully

[kair-fuh-lee] / ˈkɛər fə li /
ADVERB
cautiously; painstakingly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anxiously attentively conscientiously correctly deliberately delicately discreetly faithfully fully gingerly laboriously meticulously precisely prudently rigorously scrupulously thoroughly thoughtfully warily
WEAK
circumspectly concernedly dependably exactly fastidiously guardedly heedfully honorably in detail particularly providently punctiliously regardfully reliably solicitously trustily uprightly vigilantly watchfully with forethought with reservations
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inadequately incompletely partially uncarefully
WEAK
carelessly incautiously thoughtlessly

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With “Where the Music Had to Go,” Windolf carefully traces the contours of a revolution that transformed popular music into art.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Waller emphasized he did not expect a worst-case scenario to come to pass, but said the Fed has to tread carefully.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

But after hearing from blind listeners, she realized how important it was to carefully describe everything.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"We are monitoring the situation very carefully," Reeves told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“We have lost an egg a day that would have kept us alive. We must keep the other two hens carefully, and find seed for them somehow.”

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff

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