thoughtful

1. Having intellectual depth (synset 301879263)
   "a deeply thoughtful essay"
   similar to: profound - showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
2. Exhibiting or characterized by careful thought (synset 302427668)
   "a thoughtful paper"
   also: considerate - showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
   tells us about: thoughtfulness - the trait of thinking carefully before acting
   similar to:

   • bemused, lost, preoccupied - deeply absorbed in thought
   • brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative - deeply or seriously thoughtful
   • cogitative - given to cogitation
   • well thought out - resulting from careful thought
   • deliberative - involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination
   • excogitative - concerned with excogitating or having the power of excogitation
3. Acting with or showing thought and good sense (synset 302127251)
   "a sensible young man"
   similar to: serious - concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
   same as: serious-minded
4. Taking heed;
   Giving close and thoughtful attention (synset 301198026)
   "heedful of the warnings"; "so heedful a writer"; "heedful of what they were doing"
   tells us about: attentiveness, heed, paying attention, regard - paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
   same as: attentive, heedful, paying attention
5. Considerate of the feelings or well-being of others (synset 300642252)
   similar to: considerate - showing concern for the rights and feelings of others

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