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Considerate

Given to consideration or to sober reflection; regardful of consequences or circumstances; circumspect; careful; esp. careful of the rights, claims, and feelings of other.

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Thoughtful 84% connected

Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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Thoughtful 84% connected

Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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Consideration 74% connected

The act or process of considering; continuous careful thought; examination; contemplation; deliberation; attention.

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Consideration 74% connected

The act or process of considering; continuous careful thought; examination; contemplation; deliberation; attention.

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Kind 66% connected

Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.

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Kind 66% connected

Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature; natural; native.

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Thoughtful 66% connected

Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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Thoughtful 66% connected

Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative; as, a man of thoughtful mind.

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Inconsiderate 94% connected

Not considerate; not attentive to safety or to propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others; hasty; careless; thoughtless; heedless; as,…

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Inconsiderate 94% connected

Not considerate; not attentive to safety or to propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others; hasty; careless; thoughtless; heedless; as,…

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Caring adjective · 78% connection

feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others; "caring friends"

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Compassion noun · 78% connection

a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

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Compassionateness noun · 78% connection

a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering

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Empathy noun · 78% connection

understanding and entering into another's feelings

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Abandon verb · 78% connection

stop maintaining or insisting on; of ideas or claims; "He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage"; "Both sides have…

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Adjustment noun · 78% connection

Settlement of claims; an equitable arrangement of conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution, exoneration, subrogation, and marsh…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: given, consideration, sober, reflection, regardful.
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Advertent adjective · 78% connection

Attentive; heedful; regardful.

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Altruistic adjective · 78% connection

Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; -- opposed to egoistic or selfish.

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Arrogance noun · 78% connection

The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in exorbitant cl…

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Bethink verb · 78% connection

To call to mind; to recall or bring to recollection, reflection, or consideration; to think; to consider; -- generally followed by a r…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: given, consideration, sober, reflection, regardful.
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Calculate verb · 78% connection

To ascertain or predict by mathematical or astrological computations the time, circumstances, or other conditions of; to forecast or c…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: given, consideration, sober, reflection, regardful.
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Careful adjective · 78% connection

Taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious; provident; not indifferent, heedless, or reckless; -- often followed by of, for, or…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: given, consideration, sober, reflection, regardful.
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Cautious adjective · 78% connection

Attentive to examine probable effects and consequences of acts with a view to avoid danger or misfortune; prudent; circumspect; wary;…

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Circumspect adjective · 78% connection

Attentive to all the circumstances of a case or the probable consequences of an action; cautious; prudent; wary.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: given, consideration, sober, reflection, regardful.
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Circumspective adjective · 78% connection

Looking around every way; cautious; careful of consequences; watchful of danger.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: given, consideration, sober, reflection, regardful.
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Circumstantial adjective · 78% connection

Abounding with circumstances; detailing or exhibiting all the circumstances; minute; particular.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: given, consideration, sober, reflection, regardful.
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Competitor noun · 78% connection

One who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another claims; one who competes; a rival.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: given, consideration, sober, reflection, regardful.
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Conjuncture noun · 78% connection

A crisis produced by a combination of circumstances; complication or combination of events or circumstances; plight resulting from var…

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Deliberate adjective · 78% connection

Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering the probable consequences of a step; circumspe…

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Deliberately adverb · 78% connection

With careful consideration, or deliberation; circumspectly; warily; not hastily or rashly; slowly; as, a purpose deliberately formed.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: given, consideration, sober, reflection, regardful.
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Deliberation noun · 78% connection

The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature r…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: given, consideration, sober, reflection, regardful.
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Diligent adjective · 78% connection

Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful; painstaking; not careless or negligent.

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