cautious

(kô'shəs)
adj.

1. Showing or practicing caution; careful.
2. Tentative or restrained; guarded: felt a cautious optimism that the offer would be accepted.

cautiously cau'tious·ly adv.
cautiousness cau'tious·ness n.

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adjective

Trying attentively to avoid danger, risk, or error: careful, chary, circumspect, forehanded, gingerly, prudent, wary. See careful/careless.

adj

Definition: careful, guarded
Antonyms: careless, hasty, heedless, imprudent, incautious, rash, thoughtless, uncareful, unguarded, unobservant

IN BRIEF: Careful not to get into danger or make mistakes.

The policy of being too cautious is the greatest risk of all. — Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964).

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For a list of words related to cautious, see:

• Moderate, Sane, Conservative, or Old-Fashioned

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See words rhyming with "cautious."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - forsigtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorzichtig, behoedzaam

Français (French)
adj. - prudent, réservé, circonspect

Deutsch (German)
adj. - vorsichtig, umsichtig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - προσεκτικός, επιφυλακτικός, πονηρεμένος, υποψιασμένος

Italiano (Italian)
cauto, prudente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - cauteloso

Русский (Russian)
осторожный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - cauteloso, cauto, prudente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - försiktig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
谨慎的, 小心的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 謹慎的, 小心的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 조심성 있는, 주의 깊은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 用心深い, 慎重な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) حذر, منتبه, محترس, , محتاط‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮זהיר‬

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