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单词 unadventurous
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unadventurous

Holden was a willing player but rather unadventurous, while Sir Josiah proved imaginative but rash to a fault in his play!The presenter's remark made me feel very unadventurous and inadequate.Makes me seem unadventurous, too safe and sensible to be even remotely interesting.Unadventurous, but as good as the inescapable gets.Its clothing designs have been sharp but unadventurous.Against such a background, their unadventurous approach was understandable.What he hated most was lazy or unadventurous gardening.Routine makes life easier to negotiate, but it can also make it unadventurous.His outfits were unremarkable and the staging unadventurous.It's a gambit typical of the calculated, unadventurous craftwork that shapes the whole film.

Synonyms of 'unadventurous'

cautious, careful, wary, safe
More Synonyms of unadventurous
(adjective) 
Definition
not taking chances or trying anything new
He was a willing player but rather unadventurous.
Synonyms
cautious
Mr King clearly has a cautious approach to change.
careful
One has to be extremely careful when dealing with these people.
wary
Keep a wary eye on children when they are playing near water.
safe
I shall conceal myself at a safe distance from the battlefield.
stay-at-home
tentative
My first attempts at complaining were very tentative.
prudent
He is taking a prudent and cautious approach.
timid
A timid child, she had learnt obedience at an early age.
hesitant
circumspect
You should have been more circumspect in your dealings with him.
cagey (informal)
He is cagey about what he was paid for his business.
timorous
He is a reclusive, timorous creature.
chary
Some people are rather chary of being associated with him.
unenterprising
Opposites
daring
,
bold
,
adventurous
,
enterprising
,
audacious
,
intrepid
,
daredevil
,
venturesome

Additional synonyms

in the sense of cagey
Definition
reluctant to go into details
He is cagey about what he was paid for his business.
Synonyms
guarded,
reserved,
careful,
cautious,
restrained,
wary,
discreet,
shrewd,
wily,
reticent,
noncommittal,
chary
in the sense of careful
Definition
cautious in attitude or action
One has to be extremely careful when dealing with these people.
Synonyms
cautious,
painstaking,
scrupulous,
fastidious,
circumspect,
punctilious (formal),
chary,
heedful,
thoughtful,
discreet
in the sense of chary
Definition
wary or careful
Some people are rather chary of being associated with him.
Synonyms
wary,
guarded,
careful,
reluctant,
cautious,
suspicious,
uneasy,
scrupulous,
circumspect,
leery (slang),
heedful,
prudent

Nearby words of
unadventurous

  • unaccustomed
  • unadorned
  • unadulterated
  • unadventurous
  • unadvised
  • unaffected
  • unafraid

Synonyms of 'unadventurous'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of circumspect
Definition
cautious and careful not to take risks
You should have been more circumspect in your dealings with him.
Synonyms
cautious,
politic,
guarded,
careful,
wary,
discriminating,
discreet,
sage,
prudent,
canny,
attentive,
vigilant,
watchful,
judicious,
observant,
sagacious (formal),
heedful
in the sense of prudent
Definition
discreet or cautious
He is taking a prudent and cautious approach.
Synonyms
cautious,
careful,
wary,
discreet,
canny,
vigilant,
circumspect
in the sense of safe
Definition
taking or involving no risks
I shall conceal myself at a safe distance from the battlefield.
Synonyms
cautious,
prudent,
sure,
conservative,
reliable,
realistic,
discreet,
dependable,
trustworthy,
circumspect,
on the safe side,
unadventurous,
tried and true
in the sense of tentative
Definition
hesitant, uncertain, or cautious
My first attempts at complaining were very tentative.
Synonyms
hesitant,
cautious,
uncertain,
doubtful,
backward,
faltering,
unsure,
timid,
undecided,
diffident,
iffy (informal)
in the sense of timid
Definition
indicating shyness or fear
A timid child, she had learnt obedience at an early age.
Synonyms
nervous,
shy,
retiring,
modest,
shrinking,
fearful,
cowardly,
apprehensive,
coy,
diffident,
bashful,
mousy,
timorous (literary),
pusillanimous (formal),
faint-hearted,
irresolute,
afraid
in the sense of timorous
Definition
lacking courage or self-confidence
He is a reclusive, timorous creature.
Synonyms
timid,
nervous,
shy,
retiring,
frightened,
shrinking,
fearful,
trembling,
cowardly,
apprehensive,
coy,
diffident,
bashful,
mousy,
pusillanimous (formal),
faint-hearted,
irresolute,
afraid
in the sense of wary
Definition
cautious or on one's guard
Keep a wary eye on children when they are playing near water.
Synonyms
watchful,
careful,
alert,
cautious,
prudent,
attentive,
vigilant,
circumspect,
heedful,
on the lookout,
wide-awake,
on the qui vive
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