Synonyms for carefully
Most common
Definitions
- adv. 1
With care; attentively, circumspectly.
He carefully avoided the subject all evening.
Related words
- Phrases
- tread carefully
Example sentences
- cautiously The gazelle didn't appear to be walking cautiously.
- gingerly Tom cut a slice and sampled it gingerly.
- warily Tom eyed the stranger warily.
- meticulously She meticulously arranged the items on the shelf.
- scrupulously Tom has always been scrupulously honest in his dealings with us.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| carefully | steady | |
| cautiously | rising | |
| gingerly | rising | |
| warily | rising | |
| meticulously | rising | |
| scrupulously | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- warily3
- 7 letters
- charily
- 8 letters
- gingerly3
- 10 letters
- cautiously3
- 12 letters
- meticulously5, scrupulously4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (warily3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- soigneusement
- Italiano
- accuratamente
- Español
- cuidadosamente
- Català
- acuradament