Antonyms for carefully

Grammar : Adv

Spell : kair-fuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɛər fəl

Definition of carefully

Origin : Old English carful-lice; see careful + -ly (2).

adv cautiously; painstakingly

Example sentences :

She was conveyed to the palace in a cedar carriage, carefully screened from observation.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

It was very improbable, but Robert thought enough of it to look about him carefully.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

How carefully I packed my pipe, gazing serenely over the roofs of Paris.
Extract from : « Ballads of a Bohemian » by Robert W. Service

Therefore, these are matters that should be carefully considered.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 3 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Beat the whites stiff and fold them carefully into the sauce.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Behind Sidney's carefully practical tone the man read appeal.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

If salt, sugar, and spices are to be used, measure them carefully.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 1 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Then suddenly all his carefully conserved indifference fled.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Under the eyes of the other nurses, she was carefully contained.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

At this he looked with sombre intelligence and set it carefully aside.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

Synonyms for carefully

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