Careful and Perfunctory

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Careful adjective - Exercising caution or showing care or attention.

Usage example: careful about one's behavior

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Perfunctory is an antonym for careful.

Perfunctory adjective - Having or showing a lack of interest or concern.

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Careful is an antonym for perfunctory in topics: offhand, automatic.

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