Synonyms for thoughtful
ˈθɔt fəlthought·ful

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 3 votes

1. thoughtful

   Synonyms:
   alert, attentive, on hand, prompt, ready, wide-awake

   Antonyms:
   absent, absent-minded, absorbed, abstracted, heedless, inattentive, indifferent, listless, negligent, oblivious, preoccupied, thoughtless

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1. thoughtful

   Synonyms:
   careful, provident, contemplative, considerate, anxious, pensive, cogitative, reflective, regardful, mindful, heedful, diligent

   Antonyms:
   careless, improvident, unthinking, thoughtless, incontemplative, mindless, inconsiderate, regard less, heedless, rash, trifling, wanton, idle, dreamy

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1. thoughtfuladjective

   having intellectual depth

   "a deeply thoughtful essay"

   Synonyms:
   paying attention, heedful, serious-minded, attentive

   Antonyms:
   unconsidered, superficial, thoughtless, unthoughtful, inconsiderate, frivolous, unreflective, unthinking

2. thoughtfuladjective

   exhibiting or characterized by careful thought

   "a thoughtful paper"

   Synonyms:
   paying attention, heedful, serious-minded, attentive

   Antonyms:
   unthoughtful, superficial, unreflective, inconsiderate, unconsidered, frivolous, unthinking, thoughtless

3. thoughtful, serious-mindedadjective

   acting with or showing thought and good sense

   "a sensible young man"

   Synonyms:
   paying attention, heedful, serious-minded, attentive

   Antonyms:
   frivolous, superficial, unthoughtful, inconsiderate, thoughtless, unthinking, unreflective, unconsidered

4. heedful, attentive, thoughtful, paying attentionadjective

   taking heed; giving close and thoughtful attention

   "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"

   Synonyms:
   paying attention, heedful, advertent, serious-minded, attentive, careful

   Antonyms:
   unconsidered, frivolous, thoughtless, unthinking, unreflective, unthoughtful, superficial, inconsiderate

5. thoughtfuladjective

   considerate of the feelings or well-being of others

   Synonyms:
   paying attention, heedful, serious-minded, attentive

   Antonyms:
   frivolous, unthinking, inconsiderate, unreflective, unthoughtful, thoughtless, unconsidered, superficial

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1. thoughtfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   contemplative, reflective, pensive, speculative, deliberative, studious, sedate

2. thoughtfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   careful, heedful, regardful, mindful, attentive, considerate, circumspect, wary, discreet, prudent

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1. thoughtfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   contemplative, meditative, reflective, cogitative, wistful, pensive, preoccupied, abstracted, considerate, heedful, circumspect, wary

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1. List of paraphrases for "thoughtful":

   reflexive, considerate, pensive, thought-provoking, thought-out, well-considered, weighted, well-thought-out, reflective

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1. Amy Arnsten:

   One of the most striking( effects) is thinning of the gray matter of an area of the brain called the prefrontal cortex, it helps us to act appropriately. It gives us insight about ourselves and others. It gives us perspective. It allows us to do complex decision-making and to be able to have thoughtful, abstract reasoning rather than concrete or habitual responses.

2. Daniel Newman:

   Elon Musk'll be hiring people that understand Elon Musk vision, understand the kind of work, product and culture Elon Musk's trying to create, there's no question that this is going to be a 180-degree culture shift. Tesla is known as being a very hard culture, pretty demanding of people, [ while ] Twitter was kind of seen as a little bit of a softer culture, a little more thoughtful about people and obviously was very attentive to a lot of social issues. ... I think Elon Musk is going to be very prudent to make sure Elon Musk sorts out the talent who Elon Musk thinks can help Elon Musk carry Elon Musk mission forward.

3. Woodrow Wilson:

   No thoughtful man ever came to the end of his life, and had time and a little space of calm from which to look back upon it, who did not know and acknowledge that it was what he had done unselfishly and for others, and nothing else, that satisfied him in the retrospect, and made him feel that he had played the man.

4. Thomas Marshall:

   They said they will be thoughtful and careful about their response, so we are respectful of that... But I disagree with violent video games and signage being the cause of what we are seeing in the United States, they need to take some concrete step with the weapons they sell in their stores.

5. Omar Khayyám:

   The thoughtful soul to solitude retires.