overcautious
adjective
over·caut·ious ˌō-vər-ˈkȯ-shəs 
: too cautious : overcareful
an overcautious driver
Some vigilance is advisable, but there is a risk in parents being overcautious.
Peter McGuire
Peter McGuire overcautiously adverb
investing overcautiously
Word History
First Known Use
1653, in the meaning defined above
overcautious
adjective
as in cautious
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- cautious
- timid
- circumspect
- overcareful
- careful
- heedful
- responsible
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- reckless
- irresponsible
- foolhardy
- daredevil
- adventurous
- daring
- audacious
- bold
- hasty
- venturesome
- impetuous
- harum-scarum
- devil-may-care
- kamikaze
- rash
- wild
- hotheaded
- hell-for-leather
- headlong
- precipitate