English Explanatory Dictionary

cautious

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Using or exercising caution; careful; tentative

Pronunciation

/ˈkɔːʃəs/ en-us-cautious.ogg

Word forms

cautious more cautious most cautious

Etymology

From cauti(on) + -ous. Compare Latin cautus.

Synonyms

alert attentive careful cautelous cautious canny chary circumspect conservative deliberate discreet guarded heedful heedy hesitant meticulous mindful prudent reckful safe sensible shy slow tentative timid timorous well-advised wary

Antonyms

careless incautious neglecting uncautious aggressive bellicose daredevil dauntless reckless

Related words

caution fastidious

Derived words

cautiously cautiousness hypercautious incautious overcautious supercautious ultracautious uncautious undercautious
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