Antonyms for cautious

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kaw-shuhs

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔ ʃəs

Definition of cautious

Origin : 1640s, from caution + -ous. The Latin word for this was cautus "careful, heedful." Related: Cautiously; cautiousness.

adj careful, guarded

Example sentences :

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

Synonyms for cautious

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