carefulness
2 synonyms and 1 antonym for carefulness, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The quality of taking care and paying close attention to avoid mistakes.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English (exact form unrecorded), from Old English carfulnes ("care, anxiety, a charge, cure of souls, solicitude, carefulness, curiousness, curiosity"); equivalent to careful plus -ness.
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