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cautious
cau·tious C0174100 (kô′shəs)adj.1. Showing or practicing caution; careful.2. Tentative or restrained; guarded: felt a cautious optimism that the offer would be accepted. cau′tious·ly adv.cau′tious·ness n.cautious (ˈkɔːʃəs) adjshowing or having caution; wary; prudent ˈcautiously adv ˈcautiousness ncau•tious (ˈkɔ ʃəs) adj. showing, using, or characterized by caution. [1630–40] cau′tious•ly, adv. cau′tious•ness, n. syn: See careful. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | cautious - people who are fearful and cautious; "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"timidpeople - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" | Adj. | 1. | cautious - showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"unadventurous - lacking in boldnesscareful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"incautious - lacking in caution; "an incautious remark"; "incautious talk" | | 2. | cautious - avoiding excess; "a conservative estimate"conservativemoderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme; "moderate prices"; "a moderate income"; "a moderate fine"; "moderate demands"; "a moderate estimate"; "a moderate eater"; "moderate success"; "a kitchen of moderate size"; "the X-ray showed moderate enlargement of the heart" |
cautiousadjective careful, guarded, alert, wary, discreet, tentative, prudent, vigilant, watchful, judicious, circumspect, cagey (informal), on your toes, chary, belt-and-braces, keeping a weather eye on Mr King clearly has a cautious approach to change. daring, bold, rash, adventurous, reckless, careless, madcap, foolhardy, unguarded, impetuous, indiscreet, heedless, inattentive, incautious, venturesomecautiousadjectiveTrying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error:careful, chary, circumspect, forehanded, gingerly, prudent, wary.Translationscaution (ˈkoːʃən) noun1. carefulness (because of possible danger etc). Exercise caution when crossing this road. 小心 小心2. in law, a warning. The policeman gave him a caution for speeding. 警告 警告 verb to give a warning to. He was cautioned for drunken driving. 警告 警告ˈcautionary adjective 告誡的 告诫的ˈcautious adjective having or showing caution; careful. She used to trust everyone but she's more cautious now; a cautious driver. 謹慎的 谨慎的ˈcautiously adverb 謹慎地 谨慎地IdiomsSeecautious optimismEncyclopediaSeecautioncautious
Synonyms for cautiousadj carefulSynonyms- careful
- guarded
- alert
- wary
- discreet
- tentative
- prudent
- vigilant
- watchful
- judicious
- circumspect
- cagey
- on your toes
- chary
- belt-and-braces
- keeping a weather eye on
Antonyms- daring
- bold
- rash
- adventurous
- reckless
- careless
- madcap
- foolhardy
- unguarded
- impetuous
- indiscreet
- heedless
- inattentive
- incautious
- venturesome
Synonyms for cautiousadj trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or errorSynonyms- careful
- chary
- circumspect
- forehanded
- gingerly
- prudent
- wary
Synonyms for cautiousnoun people who are fearful and cautiousSynonymsRelated Wordsadj showing careful forethoughtRelated WordsAntonymsadj avoiding excessSynonymsRelated Words |