Acceptable
Acceptable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Careful and acceptable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Careful" instead an adjective "Acceptable".
Careful
Careful adjective - Having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble.
Acceptable and careful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acceptable" instead an adjective "Careful".
Both words in one sentence
- Perhaps a little more acceptable than most examples because he's a scientist, not a hunter, but he still wasn't very careful despite knowing how dangerous the spiders were.
- Because Theon Greyjoy is the Turncloak Ironborn Butt Monkey while Tywin Lannister is The Ace, a man who does what he has to do, the lord of the wealthiest part of Westeros and who is careful to frame his actions around an acceptable pill of necessity and pragmatism which Theon fails to do.
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