Term: considerate





considerate (adj) /kənˈsɪd.ər.ət/

Similar to: thoughtful; kind; attentive; polite; mindful
Definition: always thinking about other people’s feelings and needs; careful not to inconvenience or hurt others.
Translation: iejūtīgs, uzmanīgs, pieklājīgs, rūpīgs
Examples:
“It was very considerate of you to bring me flowers while I was in the hospital.”
“Please be considerate of your neighbors and keep the noise down late at night.”
“He is a considerate host who always makes sure his guests have everything they need.”

Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
considerate (adjective)
1.
marked by or given to careful - consideration circumspect
2.
thoughtful of the rights and feelings of others
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
considerate (adjective)
1.
given to or made with heedful anticipation of the needs and happiness of others
SYNONYMS:
attentive, considerate, kind, solicitous
RELATED WORDS:
brotherly, good, good-hearted, helpful, hospitable, kindhearted, kindly, neighborly, nice; caring, compassionate, sympathetic, tender; chivalrous, courteous, courtly, gallant, gracious, polite; diplomatic, tactful; deferential, dutiful, obliging, regardful, respectful; altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, benignant, humane, selfless, unselfish; charitable, generous, magnanimous
NEAR ANTONYMS:
inattentive, uncaring, unheeding; inhospitable, unkind, unkindly; ill-bred, ill-mannered, impolite, rude, uncivil, unmannerly; unhelpful; malevolent, malicious, mean, spiteful
heedless, inconsiderate, thoughtless, unthinking
considerate (adjective)
2.
having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble
SYNONYMS:
alert, cautious, chary, circumspect, conservative, considerate, gingerly, guarded, heedful, safe, wary
RELATED WORDS:
advertent, attentive, awake, observant, regardful, vigilant, watchful; hypercautious; foresighted, foresightful, forethoughtful, provident, thoughtful; cagey ( cagy), calculating, canny, shrewd; deliberate, slow; ultracareful, ultracautious
NEAR ANTONYMS:
bold, brash, impetuous, rash, reckless, venturesome; asleep, inattentive, regardless; inconsiderate, thoughtless; lax, neglectful, negligent, remiss; imprudent, indiscreet, injudicious; absentminded, forgetful; inadvertent, unintentional, unplanned
careless, heedless, incautious, unguarded, unmindful, unsafe, unwary
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