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overcareful

o·ver·care·ful
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [oh-ver-kair-fuh l]
    • /ˈoʊ vərˈkɛər fəl/
    • /ˌəʊv.əˈk.eə.fəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [oh-ver-kair-fuh l]
    • /ˈoʊ vərˈkɛər fəl/

Definitions of overcareful word

  • adjective overcareful excessively or unduly careful. 1
  • noun overcareful Excessively careful. 1
  • adjective overcareful excessively careful 0

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Origin of overcareful

First appearance:

before 1585
One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1585-95; over- + careful

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Overcareful

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

overcareful popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

overcareful usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for overcareful

adjective overcareful

  • suspicious — tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.
  • cautious — Someone who is cautious acts very carefully in order to avoid possible danger.
  • circumspect — If you are circumspect, you are cautious in what you do and say and do not take risks.
  • reserved — kept in reserve; forming a reserve: a reserve fund; a reserve supply.
  • restrained — characterized by restraint: The actor gave a restrained performance.

Antonyms for overcareful

adjective overcareful

  • bold — Bold lines or designs are drawn in a clear, strong way.
  • careless — If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
  • extroverted — Possessing the characteristic property of an extrovert. Outgoing, comfortable in social interactions.
  • incautious — not cautious; careless; reckless; heedless.
  • outgoing — going out; departing: outgoing trains.

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