| Main Entry: |
cautious |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
careful, guarded |
Synonyms: |
alert, all ears, cagey, calculating, chary,
circumspect,
considerate,
discreet, forethoughtful,
gingerly, hedging one's bets, heedful,
judicious, keeping on one's toes,
leery, on the lookout, playing it cool, playing safe, politic, provident,
prudent, pussyfoot,
safe,
shrewd, taking it easy, taking it slow,
tentative, thinking twice,
vigilant, walking on eggs,
wary,
watchful, watching one's step, watching out, with one's eyes peeled
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Antonyms: |
careless, hasty, heedless, imprudent, incautious, rash, thoughtless, uncareful, unguarded, unobservant
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