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Synonyms for mindful

  • adjective

Most common

aware careful attentive observant redolent evocative

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Aware — aware (of something); attentive, heedful

aware, careful, attentive, observant, cautious, considerate, prudent, thoughtful, deliberate, scrupulous, meticulous, punctilious, heedful, regardful, advertent, vigilant, circumspect, watchful, discreet

2. Redolent

redolent, evocative, reminiscent, remindful

Other

retentive

Antonyms

careless, unmindful, absent-minded

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    aware (of something); attentive, heedful.

  2. adj. 2

    Of or pertaining to mindfulness; sustaining meta-attention of the contents of one's own mind in the present moment.

    I think being mindful may help you to appreciate life more.

Related words

Word family
mindfully mindfulness

Example sentences

  • aware Tom wasn't aware that nobody was listening to him.
  • careful You should be careful in crossing the busy street.
  • attentive Come on, be attentive, so you don’t let me go wrong.
  • observant I'm an observant Muslim and I don't drink alcohol.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
mindfulrising
awaresteady
carefulsteady
attentiverising
observantrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
aware2
7 letters
careful2, prudent2, heedful
8 letters
cautious2, discreet2, vigilant3, watchful2, redolent3
9 letters
attentive3, observant3, evocative4, retentive, regardful, advertent, remindful
10 letters
thoughtful2, deliberate4, meticulous4, scrupulous3
11 letters
reminiscent4, considerate4, circumspect3, punctilious4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (aware2 = 2 syllables).