" thoughtfully "

1: with good reason or courtesy;

  * e.g., " ... a restaurant that thoughtfully provides the diners with a basket of bread while they await their meals "

•  Synonyms : 

•  considerately,

•  courteously,

•  graciously,

•  kindly,

•  nicely,

•  reasonably,

•  well

•  Antonyms : 

•  discourteously,

•  inconsiderately,

•  thoughtlessly

1: given to or made with heedful anticipation of the needs and happiness of others;

  * e.g., " ... a thoughtful offer to watch the neighbors' children on moving day "

•  Synonyms : 

•  attentive,

•  considerate,

•  kind,

•  solicitous

•  Antonyms : 

•  heedless,

•  inconsiderate,

•  thoughtless,

•  unthinking

2: decided on as a result of careful thought;

  * e.g., " ... a thoughtful argument for military action "

•  Synonyms : 

•  advised,

•  calculated,

•  considered,

•  deliberate,

•  knowing,

•  measured,

•  reasoned,

•  studied,

•  thought-out,

•  weighed

•  Antonyms : 

•  casual,

•  unadvised,

•  uncalculated,

•  unconsidered,

•  unstudied

3: given to or marked by long, quiet thinking;

  * e.g., " ... was a quiet and thoughtful child who rarely spoke but when he did, he almost always had something worthwhile to say "

•  Synonyms : 

•  broody,

•  cogitative,

•  contemplative,

•  meditative,

•  melancholy,

•  musing,

•  pensive,

•  reflective,

•  ruminant,

•  ruminative

•  Antonyms : 

•  unreflective