considerate
/kən'sidərit/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Showing concern for the rights and feelings of others: Being thoughtful and careful not to inconvenience or hurt others. It implies a kind and attentive regard for how one's actions or words affect people.
Usage
The word "considerate" describes a person or an action that demonstrates thoughtfulness towards others. It is used to praise someone's character or behavior. - It is often used in the structure: "It is considerate of [someone] to [do something]." - It can be followed by the prepositions "of" or "towards" when specifying the object of the consideration.
Examples
- Adjective:
- He is a very considerate neighbor who always keeps the noise down.
- It was considerate of you to send a get-well card.
- She is always considerate towards her elderly grandparents.
Advanced Usage
- "To be considerate enough to do something": This phrase emphasizes that the level of thoughtfulness was sufficient to result in a specific, often appreciated, action.
- He was considerate enough to call and tell us he would be late.
Variants and Related Words
- Considerately (adverb): In a thoughtful manner.
- He spoke considerately to avoid causing offense.
- Consideration (noun): The act of thinking about others' feelings and circumstances; careful thought.
- She made the decision with great consideration for everyone involved.
- Inconsiderate (adjective): The opposite of considerate; thoughtless of others.
- Parking in front of the driveway is inconsiderate.
Synonyms
- Thoughtful: Showing consideration for others.
- Attentive: Paying close attention to the needs of others.
- Kind: Having a friendly, generous, and considerate nature.
- Tactful: Having or showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with others.
Antonyms
- Inconsiderate: Not thinking of other people's feelings.
- Thoughtless: Not showing consideration for others.
- Selfish: Concerned chiefly with one's own personal profit or pleasure at the expense of consideration for others.
Idioms and Phrases
- "In consideration of": This phrase is related to the noun "consideration" and means "because of" or "taking into account."
- In consideration of his years of service, he was given a generous pension.
- (Note: This idiom uses the related noun "consideration," not the adjective "considerate" directly.)
Adjective
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showing concern for the rights and feelings of others
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friends considerate enough to leave us alone
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