cautious | Definition of cautious

Synonyms and Antonyms of cautious

having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble

a cautious approach to everyday living

Synonyms of cautious

alert, careful, chary, circumspect, conservative, considerate, gingerly, guarded, heedful, safe, wary

Words Related to cautious

advertent, attentive, awake, observant, regardful, vigilant, watchful

foresighted, foresightful, forethoughtful, provident, thoughtful

cagey (also cagy), calculating, canny, shrewd

deliberate, slow

ultracareful, ultracautious

Near Antonyms of cautious

bold, brash, impetuous, rash, reckless, venturesome

asleep, inattentive, regardless

inconsiderate, thoughtless

lax, neglectful, negligent, remiss

imprudent, indiscreet, injudicious

absentminded, forgetful

inadvertent, unintentional, unplanned

Antonyms of cautious

careless, heedless, incautious, unguarded, unmindful, unsafe, unwary