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
  • Smotrich and his partners have dispersed new settlements in places with high tactical importance, deliberately separating areas under Palestinian control to disrupt the territorial continuity that could one day form the basis of a Palestinian state.
    — Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026
  • In other words, the curtains were part of the plan, not a last-minute attempt to conceal thousands of empty seats — and Carlile was working within an arena deliberately reshaped to fit the occasion.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of deliberately
Adverb
  • Instead, his navy jersey, meticulously embroidered with a white number 16 hangs unfettered with his unworn Bears helmet resting on a shelf above.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Social media users have spent the last month meticulously gluing rhinestones to everyday objects, including coffee cups, skincare, phone cases, and even puppies.
    — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of meticulously
Adverb
  • The first is to gain altitude slowly and give yourself time to acclimatize.
    — Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Sebalt said funding for plumbing, sewage and enough street light poles for others to move in was sourced in small chunks and much too slowly.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of slowly
Adverb
  • The brand added that the toothbrush’s camera feed is strictly live and optional, with no images or video stored on the app or the phone, and no access for the company at any point.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Pizza, once found strictly in casual pizzerias, is now on the menu.
    — Rachel Corbett, Curbed, 31 Aug. 2026
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“Carefully.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carefully. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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