| Main Entry: | tactful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thoughtful, careful |
Synonyms: |
adroit, aware, cautious, civil, considerate, courteous, deft, delicate, diplomatic, discreet, gentle, judicious, observant, perceptive, poised, polished, polite, politic, prudent, sensitive, skilled, skillful, suave, subtle, sympathetic, tactical, understanding, urbane, wise |
Antonyms: |
careless, indiscreet, tactless, unthoughtful |
| 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: | discreet |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cautious, sensible |
Synonyms: |
alert, attentive, awake, cagey, calculating, careful, chary, circumspect, civil, conservative, considerate, controlled, diplomatic, discerning, discriminating, gingerly, guarded, having foresight, heedful, intelligent, judicious, like a clam, moderate, noncommittal, not rash, observant, on lookout, politic, precautious, prudent, reasonable, reserved, restrained, safe, sagacious, strategic, tactful, temperate, thoughtful, vigilant, wary, watchful, wise, worldly-wise |
| Notes: | discreet means 'judicious, prudent, showing discernment,' while discrete means 'detached, separate' and 'individually distinct' |
Antonyms: |
careless, foolish, incautious, indiscreet, rash, reckless, thoughtless, uncareful, undiscerning |
| Main Entry: | noncommittal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unwilling to decide |
Synonyms: |
ambiguous, buttoned up, careful, cautious, circumspect, clammed up, constrained, discreet, equivocal, evasive, even-steven, guarded, hush-hush, incommunicable, indefinite, judicious, middle-ground, middle-of-the-road, neutral, on-the-fence, politic, reserved, restrained, tactful, temporizing, tentative, unrevealing, vague, wary, zipped |
Antonyms: |
committal, decisive, definite, judgemental, willing |
| Main Entry: | thoughtful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | caring, mindful |
Synonyms: |
anxious, astute, attentive, aware, benign, canny, careful, cautious, charitable, chivalrous, circumspect, civil, concerned, considerate, cooperative, courteous, deliberate, diplomatic, discreet, friendly, gallant, gracious, heedful, helpful, indulgent, kind, kindly, neighborly, obliging, observant, observative, observing, polite, prudent, regardful, responsive, sensitive, social, solicitous, tactful, unselfish, wary, well thought-out, well-bred |
Antonyms: |
careless, heedless, inattentive, inconsiderate, uncaring, unmindful, unthoughtful |
| Main Entry: | wise |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intelligent, reasonable |
Synonyms: |
astute, aware, calculating, careful, clever, cogitative, contemplative, crafty, cunning, discerning, discreet, educated, enlightened, erudite, experienced, foresighted, grasping, informed, insightful, intuitive, judicious, keen, knowing, knowledgeable, perceptive, perspicacious, politic, prudent, rational, reflective, sagacious, sage, sane, sapient, scholarly, sensible, sensing, sharp, shrewd, smart, sophic, sound, tactful, taught, thoughtful, understanding, wary, well-informed, witty |
Antonyms: |
foolish, ignorant, stupid, unintelligent, unreasonable, unwise |
| Main Entry: | polished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | elegant |
Synonyms: |
bright, buffed, burnished, cavalier, courteous, courtly, couth, cultivated, diplomatic, glistening, polite, politic, refined, shiny, smooth, suave, tactful, urbane |
Antonyms: |
unpolished |