Cautious

  • 81circumspect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. careful, discreet. See care. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cautious, careful, guarded, prudent; see careful . See Synonym Study at careful . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) a. [SUR… …

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  • 82wary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. guarded, watchful, alert, cautious, suspicious, discreet, prudent, chary, scrupulous. See care, caution. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. circumspect, cautious, on one s guard, leery*; see careful ,… …

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  • 83careful — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. meticulous, thorough, painstaking, scrupulous, cautious, wary, circumspect, discreet, solicitous, concerned, deliberate, provident, conservative, prudent, particular, rigorous, fussy, finicky, prim, exacting, sober,… …

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  • 84Caution — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Caution >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 caution caution Sgm: N 1 cautiousness cautiousness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 discretion discretion prudence cautel| heed circumspection calculation deliberation …

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  • 85careful — care•ful [[t]ˌkɛər fəl[/t]] adj. 1) cautious in one s actions: careful when crossing the street[/ex] 2) taking pains in one s work: a careful typist[/ex] 3) done or performed with accuracy or caution: careful research[/ex] 4) solicitously mindful …

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  • 86prudent — Sensible, cautious, exercising judgment. There may be an infinitesimal shade of difference between cautious and prudent, but a reasonably prudent person and a reasonably cautious person are substantially the same, and possess identical… …

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  • 87care´ful|ness — care|ful «KAIR fuhl», adjective. 1. thinking what one says or watching what one does; taking pains; watchful; cautious: »He is careful to tell the truth at all times. I felt just sufficient fear to render me careful (John Tyndall). You ll get a… …

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  • 88care´ful|ly — care|ful «KAIR fuhl», adjective. 1. thinking what one says or watching what one does; taking pains; watchful; cautious: »He is careful to tell the truth at all times. I felt just sufficient fear to render me careful (John Tyndall). You ll get a… …

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  • 89care|ful — «KAIR fuhl», adjective. 1. thinking what one says or watching what one does; taking pains; watchful; cautious: »He is careful to tell the truth at all times. I felt just sufficient fear to render me careful (John Tyndall). You ll get a good… …

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  • 90Warier — Wary Wa ry, a. [Compar. {Warier}; superl. {Wariest}.] [OE. war, AS. w[ae]r; akin to Icel. v?rr, Dan. & Sw. var, Goth. wars, G. gewahr aware, OHG. wara notice, attention, Gr. ? to see. Cf. {Aware}, {Garment}, {Garnish}, {Garrison}, {Panorama},… …

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