carefulthinking

noun
UK /ˈkeəfl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
US /ˈkerfl ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

Thinking slowly and paying close attention so you do not make mistakes.

Careful thinking helped her solve the tricky puzzle without any errors.

SYNONYMS

deliberationattentivenesscautionconsideration

RELATED WORDS

concentrationreflectionpatiencefocus

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The act of weighing choices before deciding.

Careful thinking led him to pick the safer route home.

3. A calm and steady way of working through a problem.

With careful thinking, the team fixed the broken machine.

4. Giving full attention to details while planning.

Careful thinking went into every part of the school play.