cautious
[adjective]
Synonyms: careful, cagey (informal), chary, circumspect, guarded, judicious, prudent, tentative, wary

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Antonyms: adventurous, temerarious
Contrasted words: daring, rash, reckless, venturesome, headlong, impetuous, precipitate
Related Idioms: on one's guard, on the safe side, playing it safe
Related Words: alert, vigilant, watchful, cagey, canny, cozy, foresighted, precautious, shrewd, forethoughtful, prethoughtful, provident, prudent, calculating, scheming, expedient, judicious, politic

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

cau‧tious /ˈkɔːʃəs $ ˈkɒː-/ adjective
careful to avoid danger or risks ⇒ caution:
a cautious driver
a cautious approach to the crisis
The air-pollution board has reacted with cautious optimism to the announcement.
cautious about (doing) something
Keller is cautious about making predictions for the success of the program.
—cautiously adverb:
The government responded cautiously to the move.
—cautiousness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

cautious
adj.
VERBS be | become, get, grow | remain | make sb Her experiences have made her cautious.
ADV. distinctly, extremely, highly, very | fairly, a little, quite, rather | sensibly, suitably, understandably Doctors are understandably cautious about this new treatment.
excessively, unduly He accused the government of being unduly cautious.
deliberately | suddenly What's made you so suddenly cautious?
PREP. about cautious about spending money
of He warned us to be cautious of accepting their statements as fact.

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