Difference between Careful and Thorough

CAREFUL vs THOROUGH: NOUN

That which goes through.
A furrow between two ridges.
Same as perpend.
In Brit. hist., in the reign of Charles I., the policy of Strafford and Laud of conducting or carrying through (‘thorough’) the administration of public affairs without regard to obstacles. Hence the word is associated with their system of tyranny.
A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.

Protective; solicitous.
Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious.
Attentive to potential danger, error, or harm; cautious.
Exercising caution or showing care or attention
Full of cares or anxiety
Cautiously attentive
With care and dignity
Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.
Taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious; provident; not indifferent, heedless, or reckless; -- often followed by of, for, or the infinitive.
Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.
Unhurried and with care and dignity
Mindful of the future in spending money
Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.

Prudent, wary, etc.
Provident, thoughtful, heedful.
Showing or done with care or attention: as, careful consideration.
Giving good heed; watchful; cautious: as, be careful to maintain good works; be careful of your conversation.
Attentive to aid, support, or protect; provident: formerly with for, now generally with of, before the object.
Excited; eager; vehement.
Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern, anxiety, or trouble; care-causing; painful.
Full of care; anxious; solicitous.
Full of care or grief; grieving; sorrowful.

Through. See through, a later form of thorough, now the exclusive form as a preposition and adverb.
Through: as, thoroughgoing. See through, adverb
Going through; through, in a literal sense: a form now occurring only in dialectal use or in certain phrases and compounds. See through, adjective
Going through, as to the end or bottom of anything; thoroughgoing.
Leaving nothing undone; slighting nothing; not superficial.
Fully executed; having no deficiencies; hence, complete in all respects; unqualified; perfect.
Earnest; ardent. [Rare.]
Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

Certain, Particular, Detailed, Thrifty, Heedful, Studious, Painstaking, Deliberate, Aware, Sure, Conscientious, Thorough, Scrupulous, Mindful, Cautious

Scrupulous, Thoughtful, Systematic, Indepth, Methodical, Diligent, Meticulous, Comprehensive, Detailed, Extensive, Rigorous, Thoroughgoing, Complete, Careful, Exhaustive

Certain, Particular, Detailed, Thrifty, Heedful, Studious, Painstaking, Deliberate, Aware, Sure, Conscientious, Thorough, Scrupulous, Mindful, Cautious

Scrupulous, Thoughtful, Systematic, Indepth, Methodical, Diligent, Meticulous, Comprehensive, Detailed, Extensive, Rigorous, Thoroughgoing, Complete, Careful, Exhaustive

Be careful not to make compound sentences instead!
TRUCKSMAKEWIDERIGHTTURNSBe careful of trucks making wide right turns.
Diabetes requires careful monitoring of your blood sugar.
Metal braces require careful attention to oral hygiene.
Be careful when estate planning with the homestead.
Careful, inspection of the anogenital region is essential.
Be careful of who gets the real blame.
Be extra careful when cooking partially frozen foods.
And exactly because they are more careful and elaborate, they are not so likely to be worthy of a careful and elaborate report.
Careful Easement Planning and Drafting Many amendments can be avoided by careful planning and drafting of easements.

Thorough, caring staff with great attention to detail.
Maintain thorough and accurate records of all transactions.
And thank you for your thorough, detailed post!
Janice is a thorough, fun and engaging facilitator.
Be thorough when gathering requirements for each deliverable.
Nicely relayed and thorough review of the material.
Thanks for your very informative and thorough review.
Thank you for the kind and thorough review!
These PDF notes are incredibly thorough and detailed.
Thorough hand hygiene sufficient for minimal risk procedures, whereas higher risk procedures require both thorough hand hygiene and use additional infection control practices.