gingerly | Definition of gingerly

Synonyms and Antonyms of gingerly

having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble

gave the cork on the bottle of champagne a gingerly twist

Synonyms of gingerly

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

Words Related to gingerly

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 gingerly

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 gingerly

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