cautious

adjective

cau·tious ˈkȯ-shəs How to pronounce cautious (audio)

: careful about avoiding danger or risk

cautious investors

cautious optimism

cautiously adverb

cautiousness noun

Example Sentences

Any cautious tourist will guard her passport. You cannot be overly cautious when you're driving in snow. He answered the question with a cautious reply.

Recent Examples on the Web That said, the SF Baykeeper advises individuals to be cautious when considering going in the water or consuming fish, particularly shellfish, caught in the lake.

Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2022 Both men had been cautious during the talks to tamp down expectations of a Cold War breakthrough on arms control or greater political openings.

Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 The pitcher’s injury isn’t believed to be serious, the team was being cautious by placing him on the IL, and he is expected to be back in the Dodgers rotation in time for the playoffs.

Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 Without Rall, who was taking the SAT, Geiger was cautious going into the Bronco Roundup last weekend at Kit Carson Park.

Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 Ovitz is also cautious to employ a proper contract up front when consigning a work for sale.

Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 But there’s one area of technology where CFOs are still cautious—cryptocurrencies.

Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2022 This summer, opera has returned to the main stage — an intimate 918-seat theater — but, to be cautious, no ancillary events were scheduled.

New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 While many financial experts recommend having three to six months’ worth of expenses saved, Persaud is more cautious.

Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022 See More

cautious

adjective

as in careful

having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble a cautious approach to everyday living

Synonyms & Similar Words

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careful
wary
alert
circumspect
considerate
guarded
chary
conservative
heedful
safe
vigilant
watchful
thoughtful
gingerly
attentive
observant
regardful
slow
shrewd
cagey
deliberate
awake
foresighted
hypercautious
advertent
forethoughtful
calculating
canny
provident
foresightful
ultracautious
cagy
ultracareful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

careless
reckless
unsafe
impetuous
bold
unmindful
heedless
unwary
venturesome
regardless
rash
incautious
unguarded
thoughtless
negligent
brash
inattentive
imprudent
lax
inconsiderate
neglectful
indiscreet
forgetful
asleep
injudicious
remiss
inadvertent
unintentional
unplanned
absentminded

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of cautious are chary, circumspect, and wary. While all these words mean "prudently watchful and discreet in the face of danger or risk," cautious implies the exercise of forethought usually prompted by fear of danger.

a cautious driver

The synonyms chary and cautious are sometimes interchangeable, but chary implies a cautious reluctance to give, act, or speak freely.

chary of signing papers without having read them first

While the synonyms circumspect and cautious are close in meaning, circumspect suggests less fear and stresses the surveying of all possible consequences before acting or deciding.

circumspect in his business dealings

Although the words wary and cautious have much in common, wary emphasizes suspiciousness and alertness in watching for danger and cunning in escaping it.

keeps a wary eye on the competition

单词	cautious
释义	cautious adjective cau·tious ˈkȯ-shəs : careful about avoiding danger or risk cautious investors cautious optimism cautiously adverb cautiousness noun Synonyms alert careful chary circumspect conservative considerate gingerly guarded heedful safe wary See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Any cautious tourist will guard her passport. You cannot be overly cautious when you're driving in snow. He answered the question with a cautious reply. Recent Examples on the Web That said, the SF Baykeeper advises individuals to be cautious when considering going in the water or consuming fish, particularly shellfish, caught in the lake. Kyla Guilfoil, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2022 Both men had been cautious during the talks to tamp down expectations of a Cold War breakthrough on arms control or greater political openings. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022 The pitcher’s injury isn’t believed to be serious, the team was being cautious by placing him on the IL, and he is expected to be back in the Dodgers rotation in time for the playoffs. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2022 Without Rall, who was taking the SAT, Geiger was cautious going into the Bronco Roundup last weekend at Kit Carson Park. Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 Ovitz is also cautious to employ a proper contract up front when consigning a work for sale. Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 But there’s one area of technology where CFOs are still cautious—cryptocurrencies. Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2022 This summer, opera has returned to the main stage — an intimate 918-seat theater — but, to be cautious, no ancillary events were scheduled. New York Times, 19 Aug. 2022 While many financial experts recommend having three to six months’ worth of expenses saved, Persaud is more cautious. Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology see caution entry 1 First Known Use 1614, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing cautious hyper-cautious hyper-cautious Kids Definition cautious adjective cau·tious ˈkȯ-shəs : showing or using care to avoid trouble or danger cautious adjective as in careful having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble a cautious approach to everyday living Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance careful wary alert circumspect considerate guarded chary conservative heedful safe vigilant watchful thoughtful gingerly attentive observant regardful slow shrewd cagey deliberate awake foresighted hypercautious advertent forethoughtful calculating canny provident foresightful ultracautious cagy ultracareful Antonyms & Near Antonyms careless reckless unsafe impetuous bold unmindful heedless unwary venturesome regardless rash incautious unguarded thoughtless negligent brash inattentive imprudent lax inconsiderate neglectful indiscreet forgetful asleep injudicious remiss inadvertent unintentional unplanned absentminded See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of cautious are chary, circumspect, and wary. While all these words mean "prudently watchful and discreet in the face of danger or risk," cautious implies the exercise of forethought usually prompted by fear of danger. a cautious driver The synonyms chary and cautious are sometimes interchangeable, but chary implies a cautious reluctance to give, act, or speak freely. chary of signing papers without having read them first While the synonyms circumspect and cautious are close in meaning, circumspect suggests less fear and stresses the surveying of all possible consequences before acting or deciding. circumspect in his business dealings Although the words wary and cautious have much in common, wary emphasizes suspiciousness and alertness in watching for danger and cunning in escaping it. keeps a wary eye on the competition
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cautious

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