cautious

Noun

• people who are fearful and cautious

Adjective

• Exercising prudence and care to avoid danger or mistakes.
• showing careful forethought
  • "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"
  • "a cautious driver"

Adjective Satellite

• avoiding excess

Adj

• Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative

Examples

• A CAUTIOUS Scrabble player rarely opens up a triple word score unless they have a powerful word to play.
• He took a few cautious steps toward the cave.

Synonyms

conservative, timid, alert, attentive, canny, careful, cautelous, cautious, chary, circumspect, deliberate, discreet, guarded, heedful, heedy, hesitant, meticulous, mindful, prudent, reckful, safe, sensible, shy, slow, tentative, timorous, wary, well-advised

Antonyms

brave, incautious, aggressive, bellicose, careless, daredevil, dauntless, neglecting, reckless, uncautious

Related Words

caution, fastidious

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