Thesaurus:cautious

Thesaurus

cautious

English

Adjective

Sense: using or exercising caution

Synonyms

• alert
• attentive
• careful
• cautelous (obsolete)
• cautious
• canny
• chary
• circumspect
• conservative
• deliberate
• discreet
• guarded
• heedful
• heedy
• hesitant
• meticulous    [⇒ thesaurus] (archaic)
• mindful
• prudent
• reckful
• safe    [⇒ thesaurus]
• sensible
• shy    [⇒ thesaurus]
• slow    [⇒ thesaurus]
• tentative
• timid
• timorous
• well-advised
• wary

Antonyms

• aggressive
• bellicose
• careless    [⇒ thesaurus]
• daredevil
• dauntless
• neglecting
• reckless    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• frugal    [⇒ thesaurus]
• jumpy
• skittish
• skittery
• skitterish
• spookish
• squirrelly
• vigilant    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hypernyms

• cowardly    [⇒ thesaurus]
• nervous    [⇒ thesaurus]
• sensible
• wise    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:caution
• Thesaurus:fastidious
• Thesaurus:shy

Further reading

• “864. caution” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “cautious” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.