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Heedful

Full of heed; regarding with care; cautious; circumspect; attentive; vigilant.

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Attentive 84% connected

Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Attentive 84% connected

Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Aware 84% connected

Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Aware 84% connected

Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Mindful 84% connected

Bearing in mind; regardful; attentive; heedful; observant.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Mindful 84% connected

Bearing in mind; regardful; attentive; heedful; observant.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 2

Hang 74% connected

To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sig…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Hang 74% connected

To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sig…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Attribute 4

Heed 66% connected

To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Heed 66% connected

To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend to; to observe.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Regard 66% connected

To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Regard 66% connected

To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze upon.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 4

Advertent 92% connected

Attentive; heedful; regardful.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Attentive 92% connected

Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Careful 92% connected

Full of care; anxious; solicitous.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Thoughtful 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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