carefully

adverb

Definition of carefullynext
1
as in conscientiously

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2
as in cautiously

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Recent Examples of carefully Dry food can also work, but portions should be weighed carefully rather than left out for unlimited grazing. — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Each flower must be picked and carefully dissected to remove three tiny red threads, known as stigmas. — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 Abdul El-Sayed, the Democrat running for Michigan’s other Senate seat, trod more carefully. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026 In a burrito with so few ingredients, each must be considered carefully. — Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Roof shingles then need to be removed; brick fireplaces and chimneys have to be dismantled, their pieces carefully numbered for reconstruction later; and the entire structure must be sliced into road-ready sections like a loaf of bread. — Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026 Roast for 20 minutes, then toss the vegetables and carefully flip the chicken. — ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026 Using specialist skills, the team carefully extracted Purdy and reunited the kitten with her owner. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 The books themselves were carefully curated and calibrated with my child’s age. — Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for carefully
  1. conscientiously
  2. cautiously
  3. scrupulously
  4. deliberately
  5. meticulously
  6. slowly
  7. strictly
Adverb
  • One way in which Wounaan do so is conscientiously sharing and redistributing food, money, wisdom and the like to foster equity.
    — Chenier Carpio Opua, The Conversation, 5 Aug. 2026
  • By thinking locally, building conscientiously, and operationalizing sustainability in our deployment choices, AI users, companies, and developers can also help ensure that the infrastructure powering our future doesn’t cost us the earth.
    — Sasha Luccioni, Time, 3 July 2026
Definition of conscientiously
Adverb
  • Demographic experts are cautiously optimistic about the new scheme, which appears to offer more sustained and holistic support for families.
    — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • All fungicides should be used cautiously and according to the label instructions.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of cautiously
Adverb
  • This analogy is strangely anticlimactic and almost consoling, but a pedestrian ending comes with the territory in a scrupulously realistic book about the inconceivable.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
  • The cleats, now scrupulously modeled in 3D simulations, originated as sharp metal nails, the kind sold at a local hardware store.
    — Mack DeGeurin, Popular Science, 2 July 2026
Definition of scrupulously
Adverb
  • Havenith said deliberately wetting clothing can provide evaporative cooling, including for older adults who may not sweat as effectively.
    — Aya Diab, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Meta Platforms — The Instagram and Facebook owner jumped 3% after the company and state attorneys general reached a settlement in a case that claimed Meta deliberately made its applications addictive for teenagers.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of deliberately
Adverb
  • Bex Claire Hamell, a houseplant educator and award-winning horticulturist, looks for common pests, including mealybugs, scale, thrips, aphids, and mites, and meticulously treats plants with visible infestations.
    — Rachel Gillett, Martha Stewart, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Prosecutors allege Clancy meticulously planned the killings by sending her husband out to do errands and strangling the children to death with exercise bands in the basement of their Duxbury, Massachusetts, home while he was gone.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of meticulously
Adverb
  • Moving slowly is important and will help keep you off a buck’s radar.
    — Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The Pets Table takes a fresh approach by slowly cooking its recipes to help maintain naturally occurring vitamins, protein content, and flavor.
    — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of slowly
Adverb
  • Is this chatty attitude appropriate for a strictly business call?
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Just for the same exact reason why details should not be strictly decorative.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
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“Carefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carefully. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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