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Synonyms for cautious
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : kaw-shuhs |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔ ʃəs |
Top 10 synonyms for cautious Other synonyms for the word cautious
- all ears
- cagey
- calculating
- chary
- considerate
- forethoughtful
- gingerly
- hedging one's bets
- heedful
- keeping on one's toes
- on the lookout
- playing it cool
- playing safe
- politic
- provident
- pussyfoot
- safe
- shrewd
- taking it easy
- taking it slow
- thinking twice
- walking on eggs
- watching one's step
- watching out
- with one's eyes peeled
Définition of cautious
Origin :- 1640s, from caution + -ous. The Latin word for this was cautus "careful, heedful." Related: Cautiously; cautiousness.
- adj careful, guarded
- My errors, however, have at least made me cautious and doubtful of my own conclusions.
- Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
- "Be cautious," said the calm voice which had before spoken to him.
- Extract from : « The Gorgon's Head » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- The cautious reply is, "I don't know; are you inclined to give me an offer?"
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
- Something else was there, which I did see; instantly my cautious advance was arrested.
- Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
- But we should be cautious in passing our judgment, lest we also be judged.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
- They are desperate fellows, these coiners, always; better be cautious.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- And so, my lads, it behooves us to be cautious with a very great caution.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- Cautious as a deer-stalker, he ascended, still on his hands and knees.
- Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
- Ah, you were altogether too cautious just now to become so brave all at once.
- Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
- He was passing a thicket that skirted the road, when a cautious "Hist!"
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 » by Various
Antonyms for cautious
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