| Main Entry: | mindful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | attentive, aware |
Synonyms: |
alert, alive to, apprehensive, au courant, be up on, cagey, careful, cautious, chary, cognizant, conscientious, conscious, conversant, heedful, in the know, know all the answers, know ins and outs, knowing, knowledgeable, observant, observative, observing, on one's toes, on the ball, on the job, on to, plugged in, regardful, respectful, sensible, solicitous, thoughtful, tuned in, vigilant, wary, watchful, with eyes peeled |
Antonyms: |
absent-minded, careless, heedless, inattentive, unaware |
| Main Entry: | appreciative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | understanding, recognizing worth |
Synonyms: |
admiring, affectionate, alive, aware, cognizant, conscious, considerate, cooperative, cordial, enlightened, enthusiastic, favorable, friendly, generous, keen, kindly, knowledgeable, magnanimous, mindful, perceptive, pleased, receptive, regardful, respectful, responsive, satisfied, sensitive, supportive, sympathetic, understanding |
Antonyms: |
ignorant, neglectful |
| Main Entry: | attentive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | concentrating |
Synonyms: |
alert, all ears, awake, aware, conscientious, enrapt, enthralled, fascinated, glued, hanging on every word, heedful, hooked, immersed, intent, interested, listening, mindful, observant, on one's toes, on the ball, on the job, on the lookout, on the qui vive, preoccupied, regardful, studious, vigilant, watchful |
Antonyms: |
disregarding, heedless, ignorant, inattentive, inconsiderate, neglectful, neglecting |
| Main Entry: | aware |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | knowledgeable |
Synonyms: |
acquainted, alert, alive, appraised, appreciative, apprehensive, apprised, attentive, au courant, awake, cognizant, conscious, cool*, enlightened, familiar, go-go, groovy*, grounded, heedful, hip*, in the know, in the picture, informed, into*, know the score, know what's what, know-how, knowing, latched on, mindful, on the beam, on to, perceptive, plugged in, receptive, savvy, sensible, sentient, sharp, tuned in, up on, wise, wise to, wised up, with it |
Antonyms: |
ignorant, insensitive, unaware, unconscious |
| Main Entry: | careful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cautious; painstaking |
Synonyms: |
accurate, alert, apprehensive, assiduous, attentive, chary, choosy, circumspect, concerned, conscientious, conservative, cool, deliberate, discreet, exacting, fastidious, finicky, fussy, going to great lengths, guarded, heedful, judicious, leery, meticulous, mindful, observant, particular, playing safe, precise, prim, protective, provident, prudent, punctilious, regardful, religious, rigorous, scrupulous, selfdisciplined, shy, sober, solicitous, solid, thorough, thoughtful, vigilant, wary |
Antonyms: |
careless, inattentive, incautious, thoughtless, uncareful, unconcerned, unscrupulous |
| Main Entry: | conscious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alert, awake |
Synonyms: |
able to recognize, acquainted, aesthetic, alive to, apperceptive, apprised, assured, attentive, au courant, aware, certain, cognizant, conversant, discerning, felt, hep to, in on, in right mind, informed, keen, knowing, known, mindful, noticing, noting, observing, on to, perceiving, percipient, recognizing, remarking, responsive, seeing, sensible, sensitive to, sentient, supraliminal, sure, understanding, vigilant, watchful, wise to, with it, witting |
| Notes: | conscience is the noun meaning 'a sense of right and wrong' while conscious is the adjective meaning 'aware of something, being awake' |
Antonyms: |
ignorant, impassive, indifferent, senseless, unaware, unconscious, unmindful, unresponsive |
| Main Entry: | considerate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | respectful of others |
Synonyms: |
accommodating, amiable, attentive, benevolent, big, charitable, chivalrous, circumspect, compassionate, complaisant, concerned, cool, discreet, forbearing, generous, kind, kindly, like a sport, magnanimous, mellow, mindful, obliging, patient, polite, solicitous, sympathetic, tactful, tender, thoughtful, unselfish, warmhearted |
Antonyms: |
disrespectful, impatient, inattentive, inconsiderate, mean, scornful, selfish, thoughtless, unfeeling, unmindful |
| Main Entry: | familiar |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | knowledgeable |
Synonyms: |
abreast, acquainted, apprised, at home with, au courant, au fait, aware, cognizant, conscious, conversant, grounded, in on, in the know, informed, introduced, kept posted, mindful, no stranger to, plugged in, savvy, tuned in, up on, up*, versant, versed in, well up in, with it |
Antonyms: |
ignorant, unacquainted, unknowledgeable |
| Main Entry: | observant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alert, watchful |
Synonyms: |
advertent, alive, attentive, bright, clear-sighted, comprehending, considering, contemplating, correct, deducing, detecting, discerning, discovering, discriminating, eager, eagle-eyed, heedful, intelligent, intentive, interested, keen, mindful, not missing a trick, obedient, observative, on one's toes, on the ball, penetrating, perceptive, questioning, quick, regardful, searching, sensitive, sharp, sharp-eyed, surveying, understanding, vigilant, wide-awake |
Antonyms: |
careless, inattentive, indifferent, thoughtless, unaware, unmindful, unobservant, unwatchful |
| Main Entry: | regardful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | attentive, observant |
Synonyms: |
advertent, arrect, aware, careful, considerate, deferential, duteous, dutiful, heedful, intentive, mindful, observative, observing, respectful, thoughtful, watchful |
Antonyms: |
disregarding, ignorant, inattentive, unobservant |