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Synonyms of thoughtful in English:

thoughtful


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adjective

1‘Uncle Albert paused, looking thoughtful’

SYNONYMS
pensive, thinking, reflective, contemplative, musing, meditative, introspective, prayerful, philosophical, cogitative, ruminative, absorbed, engrossed, rapt, preoccupied, deep in thought, immersed in thought, lost in thought, in a brown study, brooding, broody, serious, studious, solemn, dreamy, dreaming, wistful, melancholy, sad
rare ruminant
ANTONYMS

vacant

2‘how very thoughtful of you!’

SYNONYMS
considerate, attentive, caring, understanding, sympathetic, solicitous, concerned, helpful, friendly, obliging, accommodating, neighbourly, unselfish, kind, kindly, compassionate, tender, charitable, benevolent
ANTONYMS

inconsiderate, self-centred

3‘her work is thoughtful and provocative’

SYNONYMS
profound, deep, intelligent, studious, philosophical, sensitive, pithy, serious, meaty, weighty
ANTONYMS

superficial