Word Type

Adjective

Noun

Adjective

The word "cautious" can be used as adjective, noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

careless incautious incautious neglecting uncautious

Derived Terms

cautiously cautiousness hypercautious incautious overcautious supercautious ultracautious uncautious undercautious

Derived From

caution

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

cowardly nervous people wise

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

frugal jumpy skitterish skittery skittish spookish squirrelly vigilant

Related Terms

caution fastidious

Related Terms

careful caution cautiously tentative unadventurous

Similar Terms

cagey cagey cagy careful chary fabian fabian gingerly gingerly guarded guarded moderate overcautious overcautious restrained unadventurous

Synonym Network

conservative timid

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