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Consideration

n. kind, thoughtful professional

What it means

Meaning 1

Careful thought given before reaching a judgment or decision.

Reach for it when naming deliberate attention to relevant facts, options, or consequences

After full consideration, the panel moved the entrance away from the busy junction.

Meaning 2

Thoughtful regard for another person's needs, comfort, or dignity.

Reach for it when praising choices that account for how others will be affected

Out of consideration for night workers, the building test began after noon.

Words to choose between 7

By register, from playful at the top to literary at the bottom, and by meaning across. Tap a word to see when it fits.
Meaning 1Meaning 2
everyday
warm
professional
  • Consideration (this word)
  • review
formal

Meaning 1: Careful thought given before reaching a judgment or decision.

  • everyday

    thought

    Fits when mental attention is the broad action

    Careful Thought may be brief or casual and does not imply weighing consequences.

  • professional

    review

    Fits when information is examined before a decision

    Careful A review may check compliance without genuine open-minded consideration.

  • formal

    deliberation

    Fits when options are weighed through an intentional process

    Careful Deliberation can be lengthy group debate and says nothing about care for people.

Meaning 2: Thoughtful regard for another person's needs, comfort, or dignity.

  • everyday

    courtesy

    Fits when good manners reduce inconvenience

    Careful Courtesy can be conventional and superficial without real consideration.

  • warm

    thoughtfulness

    Fits when anticipating another's needs is the praised character

    Careful Thoughtfulness is broader and may appear in gifts or words rather than a decision.

  • professional

    allowance

    Fits when circumstances are factored into expectations

    Careful Making allowance may lower a standard or sound condescending.

  • formal

    regard

    Fits when another person's interests or dignity are respected

    Careful Regard can be esteem or simple reference, not practical accommodation.

Opposites 4

  • haste
  • thoughtlessness
  • disregard
  • selfishness

Common phrases 3

  • careful consideration

    The route deserves careful consideration before winter work begins.

  • under consideration

    Three accessible sites remain under consideration.

  • show consideration

    Guests show consideration by keeping the emergency exit clear.

Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Dvortygirl, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated