carefully

With attention, trying to avoid mistakes or harm.

• Please listen carefully.
• She carefully checked every answer.
• Have you thought carefully about your decision?

Similar words: attentively, cautiously

Opposites: carelessly

Common phrases: read carefully, listen carefully, carefully chosen, drive carefully

With attention to possible danger or damage.

• Carry the glass carefully.
• He stepped carefully around the broken plates.
• She carefully lifted the sleeping baby.

Common phrases: carry carefully, handle carefully, step carefully