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View usage for: (sɜːʳkəmspekʃən) uncountable noun [oft with NOUN]Circumspection is cautious behaviour and a refusal to take risks. [formal] This is a region to be treated with circumspection. Synonyms: caution, care, discretion, prudence More Synonyms of circumspection QuotationsDon't put all your eggs in one basket Handling difficult customers requires tact and circumspection. Synonyms keeping your head down canninesschariness proverbDon't put all your eggs in one basketAdditional synonymsSynonyms shrewdness, wisdom, subtlety, prudence, sharpness, wariness, worldliness, circumspection, perspicacity (formal), sagacity, knowingness, astuteness, acuteness, cautiousness, artfulness, carefulness, judiciousness, perspicaciousness, sageness Definition careful or serious attention I chose my words with care. Synonyms caution, attention, regard, pains, consideration, heed, prudence, vigilance, forethought, circumspection, watchfulness, meticulousness, carefulness Definition the quality of behaving so as to avoid social embarrassment or distress This task requires the utmost discretion. Synonyms tact, care, consideration, judgment, caution, diplomacy, good sense, prudence, acumen, wariness, discernment, circumspection, sagacity, carefulness, judiciousness, heedfulness Nearby words ofcircumspection - circumlocution
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- circumstance
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- circumvent
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