Antonyms for in cautious
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : in-kaw-shuhs |
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈkɔ ʃəs |
- accountable
- accurate
- advisable
- advised
- afraid
- attentive
- balanced
- behaved
- calm
- careful
- caring
- cautious
- circumspect
- civilized
- competent
- concerned
- confident
- considerate
- content
- contented
- controllable
- controlled
- cowardly
- delayed
- deliberate
- delicate
- discreet
- effective
- effectual
- efficient
- fearful
- generous
- gentle
- good
- guarded
- heedful
- heeding
- hopeful
- intelligent
- kind
- lazy
- leisurely
- liable
- lingering
- logical
- loitering
- manageable
- mannerly
- mature
- meek
- mild
- mindful
- moderate
- nice
- observant
- OK
- orderly
- painstaking
- peaceful
- plain
- planned
- polite
- practical
- prudent
- purposeful
- quiet
- rational
- ready
- realistic
- reasonable
- recommended
- refined
- reflective
- reliable
- reserved
- responsible
- sane
- satisfactory
- satisfied
- scrupulous
- secure
- sensible
- sensitive
- serious
- shy
- slow
- sluggish
- smart
- sophisticated
- sound
- strong
- tactful
- tame
- thinking
- thoughtful
- timid
- trustworthy
- unadventurous
- unfoolish
- unselfish
- unworried
- useful
- wary
- weak
- well-advised
- wise
Definition of in cautious
Origin :- 1703, from in- (1) + cautious. Related: Incautiously.
- As in imprudent : adj without much thought
- As in inadvisable : adj not recommended
- As in incautious : adj not careful
- As in inconsiderate : adj insensitive to others
- As in irresponsible : adj careless, reckless
- As in madcap : adj crazy, impulsive
- As in rash : adj careless, impulsive
- As in reckless : adj irresponsible in thought, deed
- As in thoughtless : adj inconsiderate
- As in unadvised : adj not smart; careless
- As in unguarded : adj thoughtless; unwary
- As in unwary : adj thoughtless, heedless
- As in wild : adj disorderly, rowdy
- As in brash : adj impulsive, brazen
- As in careless : adj without sufficient attention
- As in ill-considered : adj rash
- As in imbecilic : adj foolish
- As in loopy : adj foolish
- As in precipitant : adj rash
- As in softheaded : adj foolish
- As in tomfool : adj foolish
- As in unconsidered : adj rash
- As in unthoughtful : adj thoughtless
- As in desperate : adj reckless, outrageous
- As in feckless : adj without purpose
- As in foolhardy : adj impetuous, rash
- As in foolish : adj nonsensical, idiotic
- As in hasty : adj speedy; without much thought
- As in heedless : adj careless
- As in ill-advised : adj unwise, not thought out
Synonyms for in cautious
- abrupt
- absent-minded
- abstracted
- absurd
- accessible
- adventuresome
- adventurous
- agile
- aimless
- antisocial
- any old way
- any which way
- apathetic
- artless
- asinine
- asleep at the switch
- asocial
- atrocious
- audacious
- avid
- berserk
- blind
- boisterous
- bold
- boorish
- brainless
- brash
- brazenfaced
- breakneck
- brief
- brisk
- candid
- capricious
- carefree
- careless
- casual
- caught napping
- chaotic
- cheeky
- chop-chop
- cockamamie
- cockamamy
- cocksure
- cocky
- confused
- crazed
- crazy
- credulous
- cursory
- daffy
- daft
- dangerous
- daredevil
- daring
- daydreaming
- deaf
- death-defying
- desperate
- determined
- devil-may-care
- dippy
- direct
- discourteous
- disregardful
- doltish
- dotty
- eager
- effervescent
- egocentric
- enthusiastic
- expeditious
- extravagant
- fantastic
- fast
- fast and loose
- fast-and-loose
- fatuous
- feckless
- feeble
- feebleminded
- fickle
- fiery
- fleet
- fleeting
- flighty
- flip
- fly-by-night
- foolhardy
- foolish
- foot-in-mouth
- forgetful
- forward
- frank
- frantic
- frenzied
- frivolous
- furious
- fustian
- futile
- giddy
- good-for-nothing
- goofing off
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- harefooted
- harum-scarum
- hasty
- hazardous
- headlong
- headstrong
- heedless
- heinous
- helter-skelter
- honest
- hopeless
- hot-headed
- hotheaded
- hurried
- hysterical
- idiotic
- ignorant
- ill-advised
- ill-considered
- ill-judged
- imbecilic
- immature
- immoral
- impatient
- impertinent
- impetuous
- impolite
- impolitic
- impracticable
- improper
- improvident
- imprudent
- impudent
- impulsive
- in the dark
- inaccurate
- inadvertent
- inadvisable
- inappropriate
- inattentive
- incautious
- incompetent
- inconsiderate
- inconvenient
- indelicate
- indifferent
- indiscreet
- indolent
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- inexpedient
- ingenuous
- injudicious
- insane
- insensitive
- insolent
- insuppressible
- intolerant
- irrational
- irreflective
- irresponsible
- jerky
- jumping to conclusions
- kooky
- lackadaisical
- lawless
- lax
- leaving self wide open
- licentious
- listless
- lively
- loony
- loose
- ludicrous
- lunatic
- mad
- madcap
- maladroit
- meaningless
- mindless
- misguided
- monstrous
- moronic
- naive
- napping
- neglectful
- negligent
- nerdy
- nervy
- no-account
- noisy
- nonchalant
- nonsensical
- nuts
- nutty
- oblivious
- off deep end
- off guard
- off the deep end
- off the top of one's head
- offhand
- on the double
- out on limb
- out to lunch
- outrageous
- overhasty
- overventuresome
- passing
- passionate
- pay no mind
- PDQ
- perfunctory
- playing with fire
- pococurante
- pointless
- precipitant
- precipitate
- premature
- preposterous
- presuming
- presumptuous
- primitive
- profligate
- prompt
- pronto
- pushing
- quick
- quickened
- quickie
- rabid
- rapid
- rash
- raving
- reckless
- regardless
- remiss
- ridiculous
- riotous
- risky
- rough
- rude
- rushed
- scandalous
- scatterbrained
- self-asserting
- self-assertive
- self-centered
- self-willed
- selfish
- senseless
- sharp
- shiftless
- shocking
- short
- short-sighted
- silly
- simple
- slambang
- slapdash
- slipshod
- sloppy
- snappy
- softheaded
- spontaneous
- sticking one's neck out
- straightforward
- stupid
- sudden
- superficial
- swift
- tactless
- temerarious
- thoughtless
- tomfool
- turbulent
- unaccountable
- unadvisable
- unadvised
- unalert
- unanswerable
- unaware
- unbridled
- uncareful
- uncaring
- unceremonious
- uncharitable
- uncircumspect
- unconcerned
- unconscious
- unconsidered
- uncontrolled
- undependable
- undesirable
- undiplomatic
- undisciplined
- unearthly
- unfettered
- ungovernable
- ungracious
- unguarded
- unheeding
- uninformed
- unintelligent
- unkind
- unknowing
- unmanageable
- unmindful
- unobservant
- unpredictable
- unpremeditated
- unprepared
- unreasonable
- unrefined
- unreflective
- unreliable
- unrestrained
- unruly
- unseemly
- unsensible
- unstable
- unsuitable
- unsuspecting
- unsuspicious
- untactful
- unthinking
- untrustworthy
- unvigilant
- unwarned
- unwary
- unwatchful
- unwise
- uppity
- uproarious
- urgent
- useless
- venturesome
- venturous
- violent
- vivacious
- vulnerable
- wacky
- wary
- wasteful
- wayward
- weak
- wide open
- wild
- witless
- worthless
- wrong
- zany
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