It is an important maxim, that we ought to be very circumspect in the prosecution of magic and heresy. The accusation of these two crimes may be vastly injurious to liberty.
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Circumspect
/ˈsɜː.kəm.spɛkt/
Synonyms for "circumspect" (133 found)
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Closest matches (27)
Adjective(6 words)
Noun(3 words)
careful decisioncautious claimconservative forces
Strong matches (40)
discriminativeeasyenlightenedfalteringflaggingfoot draggingfoot-dragginggentlegingerlygradualguardedhaltingheedfulhesitanthobbledhobblingidleindolentjudgmaticjudicial
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judiciouslanguidlanguorouslazyleaving out nothingleisurelylimpinglovinglumberingmeticulousmindfulmoderatenoncommittalon guardoverlooking no possibilitypawkypoking
Noun(1 words)
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pokypoliticprovidentprudentprudentialpunctiliousrationalreflectingreflectiveregardfulrelaxedreluctantsafesaunteringscrupulousshufflingshyslackslothfulslow
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slow as deathslow as molassesslow as slowslow to actslow-crawlingslow-footslow-goingslow-leggedslow-movingslow-pacedslow-pokyslow-runningslow-sailingslow-steppedsluggishsnail-pacedsnaillikesolicitousstaggeringstrollingtendertentativethoroughthoughtfultoddlingtortoiseliketotteringtrudgingturtlelikeunadventurousuncommunicativeundaringunenterprisingunhurriedunprecipitatevigilantwaddlingwarywell-advisedwell-judged
Adjective(4 words)
Noun(2 words)
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6 entriescircumspect approachcircumspect assessmentcircumspect behaviorcircumspect languagecircumspect methodologycircumspect policy
Inflections
2 entriesmore circumspectmost circumspect
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1 entriesSample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Next time I'll be more circumspect.
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I'm merely being a little more circumspect.
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The recent flurry of social and economic reform coming out of the country has left some citizens ecstatic, others more circumspect, and a few conservatives bewildered or even angry.
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