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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.3 / 3 votes

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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How to use thoughtful in a sentence?

1. Kyrsten Sinema:

   There's no need for me to restate my longstanding support for the 60-vote threshold to pass legislation. There's no need for me to restate its role in protecting our country from wild reversals of federal policy, this week's harried discussions about Senate rules are but a poor substitute for what I believe could have and should have been a thoughtful public debate at any time over the past year.

2. Ilham Aliyev:

   Events and developments that we have observed in 2014, prove that this year will be very difficult for the world economy, but thoughtful economic policy, diversification and unity between the country's leadership and people guarantee that this year will be successful for us.

3. Jack Daniel:

   We continue to be thoughtful regarding other ways to honor the story of Uncle Nearest.

4. Bruce Rastetter:

   The goal is to have thoughtful conversation. last I looked, every American eats every day, so all these issues are pretty important, and I think will stretch well beyond Iowa.

5. Lerynne West:

   I know the responsibility that I have to do good with this money, and my life has changed forever, i plan to make thoughtful and responsible decisions on giving to my friends, my family and setting up so that my grandchildren will all have a college education.