cautious

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cautious

A cautious driver checks both mirrors before changing lanes.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Showing careful forethought; avoiding unnecessary risks: Characterized by careful consideration of potential dangers or consequences before acting.
    • Avoiding excess; moderate or restrained: Tending to be conservative, especially in estimates or judgments.

  2. Noun:

    • People who are fearful and cautious: (Used with a plural verb) Individuals who are habitually careful and avoid risks.
Usage Examples

  • Adjective:

    • She is a very cautious investor, preferring stable bonds over volatile stocks.
    • The company gave a cautious forecast for the next quarter.
    • He took a cautious approach to the delicate negotiations.

  • Noun:

    • This adventurous sport is not for the cautious.
Advanced Usage
  • To be cautious of/about something: To be careful regarding a specific thing.
    • Investors are cautious about the new market regulations.
  • Erring on the side of caution: Choosing an overly careful option to avoid risk.
    • Given the uncertainty, we decided to err on the side of caution and postpone the launch.
Variants and Related Words
  • Caution (n): Care taken to avoid danger or mistakes; a warning.
    • Proceed with caution on the icy roads.
  • Cautiously (adv): In a careful way.
    • He cautiously opened the old, fragile book.
  • Overcautious (adj): Excessively cautious.
    • His overcautious nature sometimes prevented him from seizing good opportunities.
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Careful, prudent, wary, circumspect, guarded.
  • Noun: The timid, the wary.
Antonyms
  • Adjective: Reckless, rash, impulsive, incautious, daring.
Related Phrases
  • A word of caution: A piece of advice warning someone to be careful.
    • A word of caution: the trail becomes very steep after this point.
  • Throw caution to the wind: To stop being careful and act in a reckless way.
    • For once, she decided to throw caution to the wind and book the spontaneous trip.
cautious

A cautious driver checks both mirrors before changing lanes.

Adjective
  1. avoiding excess
    • a conservative estimate
  2. showing careful forethought; never making swift decisions"
    • reserved and cautious
    • a cautious driver
Noun
  1. people who are fearful and cautious
    • whitewater rafting is not for the timid

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