Hyphenation of careful

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word careful? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

care-ful

Definitions of careful:

1.	Exercising caution or showing care or attention They were careful when crossing the busy street Be careful to keep her shoes clean Did very careful research Careful art restorers Careful of the rights of others Careful about one's behavior
2.	Cautiously attentive Careful of her feelings Heedful of his father's advice
3.	Unhurried and with care and dignity Walking at the same measured pace With all deliberate speed
4.	Full of cares or anxiety Thou art careful and troubled about many things-Luke 10.41
5.	Mindful of the future in spending money Careful with money

Synonyms of careful:

adj	careful, blow-by-blow, cautious, certain, sure, close, conscientious, painstaking, scrupulous, detailed, elaborate, elaborated, minute, narrow, overcareful, too-careful, particular, protective, studious, thorough, cautious, diligent, prudent
adj	heedful, mindful, aware
adj	deliberate, measured, unhurried
adj	troubled
adj	thrifty, provident

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.