Antonyms for cautious


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kaw-shuhs
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɔ ʃəs


Definition of cautious

Origin :
  • 1640s, from caution + -ous. The Latin word for this was cautus "careful, heedful." Related: Cautiously; cautiousness.
  • adj careful, guarded
Example sentences :
  • My errors, however, have at least made me cautious and doubtful of my own conclusions.
  • Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams
  • "Be cautious," said the calm voice which had before spoken to him.
  • Extract from : « The Gorgon's Head » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • The cautious reply is, "I don't know; are you inclined to give me an offer?"
  • Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
  • Something else was there, which I did see; instantly my cautious advance was arrested.
  • Extract from : « Green Mansions » by W. H. Hudson
  • But we should be cautious in passing our judgment, lest we also be judged.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • They are desperate fellows, these coiners, always; better be cautious.
  • Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
  • And so, my lads, it behooves us to be cautious with a very great caution.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Cautious as a deer-stalker, he ascended, still on his hands and knees.
  • Extract from : « Ranald Bannerman's Boyhood » by George MacDonald
  • Ah, you were altogether too cautious just now to become so brave all at once.
  • Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
  • He was passing a thicket that skirted the road, when a cautious "Hist!"
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 364, February 1846 » by Various

Synonyms for cautious

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