Words and phrases that have a meaning related to cautious: (143 results)
Antonyms:
brave, incautious
Often used in the same context:
wary, circumspect, careful, optimistic, sanguine, pessimistic, leery, upbeat, hesitant, apprehensive, reticent, vigilant, mindful, skittish, skeptical, choosy, overcautious, watchful, jittery, coy, subdued, complacent, unworried, gung ho, aggressive, timid, concerned, conciliatory, prudent, fearful, ambivalent, downbeat, cagey, bullish, precautious, cognizant, uneasy, proactive, noncommittal, overconfident, uncertain, picky, tightfisted, restrained, tightlipped, cavalier, jumpy, hopeful, forthright, anxious, blase, frugal, antsy, pragmatic, nervous, confident, unenthusiastic, unsettled, noncommital, muted, reluctant, buoyant, receptive, diligent, gloomy, positive, assertive, lenient, dismissive, fatalistic, relaxed, closemouthed, comfortable, weak, unsure, averse, bashful, accommodative, nonchalant, selective, unconvinced, unconcerned, tepid, softer, considerate, squeamish, judicious, enthusiastic, encouraging, flattish, phlegmatic, calmer, glum, sluggish, hawkish, unfazed, paranoid, lukewarm, strong, precautionary, unimpressed, openminded, bolder, cynical, diffident, evasive, discreet, dilatory, irresolute, unemotional, tactful, unprofessional, apologetic, arrogant
Appears in the definition of:
beware, cagey, cagy, carefulness, caution, cautiousness, chariness, chary, dilatory, especially, fabian, feel, mind, opening, overcautious, sashay, specially, timid, unreserved, unwariness, wariness
More general:
people
Synonyms:
Also try:conservative, gingerly, guarded, moderate, unadventurous
— Nouns for cautious: approach, man, policy, use, attitude, optimism, steps, manner, way, step, men, more...
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