thoughtful
showing consideration for others; considerate.
characterized by or manifesting careful thought: a thoughtful essay.
occupied with or given to thought; contemplative; meditative; reflective: in a thoughtful mood.
careful, heedful, or mindful: to be thoughtful of one's safety.
Origin of thoughtful
1synonym study For thoughtful
Other words for thoughtful
Other words from thoughtful
- thought·ful·ly, adverb
- thought·ful·ness, noun
- o·ver·thought·ful, adjective
- o·ver·thought·ful·ly, adverb
- un·thought·ful, adjective
- un·thought·ful·ly, adverb
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How to use thoughtful in a sentence
Product purchase decisions and media choices are highly informed by cultural relevance, and a brand being thoughtful about culturally relevant executions is as important as having a healthy brand image.
Nautilus caught up with Vollset, a reserved and thoughtful Norwegian man whose office walls are filled with books and colorful graphs, to discuss the intriguing findings.
How Rising Education for Women Is Shaping the Global Population - Facts So Romantic | Kiki Sanford | August 19, 2020 | NautilusThere were no questionnaires, no algorithms, no thoughtful matchmaking.
Your Romantic Ideals Don’t Predict Who Your Future Partner Will Be - Issue 88: Love & Sex | Alice Fleerackers | August 5, 2020 | NautilusThe groups are facilitated by professors with expertise in the subject matter, which Smith says ensures the conversations are thoughtful and productive.
The case for using literature to kickstart conversations about race at work | Sarah Todd | July 12, 2020 | QuartzHaving a thoughtful, helpful FAQ page shows that you care about your customers and search engines like businesses that care about their customers.
Modern SEO strategy: Three tactics to support your efforts | Nick Chasinov | June 23, 2020 | Search Engine Watch
But I live near really smart, thoughtful people who take writing very seriously, and I can meet them for breakfast and talk books.
The Veteran Who Took Home the National Book Award | Jacob Siegel | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDuring our interview, he was intense, fast, generous with his time, and thoughtful and expansive with his answers.
Just when did Tatiana actually set out to build a thoughtful collection?
Tatiana Sorokko Is the Queen of Vintage Couture | Anthony Haden-Guest | October 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou know: anything too sensitive, thoughtful, too sharing, too out there.
That doesn't mean I would rather have had Earl be compassionate and thoughtful than be a winner.
He thrust his tiny tuft of beard between his teeth—a trick he had when perplexed or thoughtful.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniHe sat glum and thoughtful, his mind in unproductive travail, until the captain was announced.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniIt is either thoughtless repetition, or thoughtful Analysis that he must use.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)Robespierre, at such times silent and thoughtful, was ever bending over her chair.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottThe firelight played on the lace curtains of the baby's bed, as it did on Lady Hartledon's face; a thoughtful face just now.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Wood
British Dictionary definitions for thoughtful
/ (ˈθɔːtfʊl) /
considerate in the treatment of other people
showing careful thought
pensive; reflective
Derived forms of thoughtful
- thoughtfully, adverb
- thoughtfulness, noun
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