Antonyms for considerateness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuhn-sid-er-it
Phonetic Transcription : kənˈsɪd ər ɪt


Definition of considerateness

Origin :
  • 1570s, "marked by deliberation," from Latin consideratus, past participle of considerare (see consider). Of persons, "deliberate, prudent," 1580s; meaning "showing consideration for others" is from c.1700. Related: Considerately; considerateness.
  • As in solicitude : noun worry, anxiety
  • As in prudence : noun caution
  • As in consideration : noun high regard
  • As in discretion : noun caution, judgment
Example sentences :
  • He has obliged me much by this little mark of his considerateness.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • On that last point I must dilate a little; on the point of Considerateness.
  • Extract from : « To My Younger Brethren » by Handley C. G. Moule
  • I guess your unbroken reserve was meant for considerateness.
  • Extract from : « The Tyranny of Weakness » by Charles Neville Buck
  • Instead of that, I have locked it up out of consideration for you; and what do I get for my considerateness?
  • Extract from : « A Laodicean » by Thomas Hardy
  • Lady Dunstane thought it an occasion to praise him for his considerateness.
  • Extract from : « Diana of the Crossways, Complete » by George Meredith
  • He had done so for reasons creditable to his considerateness and good-sense.
  • Extract from : « The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 11 » by Various
  • Could he doubt the generosity, the kindness, the considerateness of his Master?
  • Extract from : « The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Joshua » by William Garden Blaikie
  • Let the plague choke him with his considerateness, the wretch, the cut-throat that he is!
  • Extract from : « The Miser (L'Avare) » by Molire
  • Mistrust me not; her considerateness to me, shall be outdone by mine to her.
  • Extract from : « Pierre; or The Ambiguities » by Herman Melville
  • You are expected to treat it with the considerateness due to its importance.
  • Extract from : « England » by Frank Fox

Synonyms for considerateness

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