cautious
adjective /ˈkɔː.ʃəs/
/ˈkɑː-/ Definition
B2 Someone who is cautious avoids risks: He's a cautious driver.Cautious and vigilantPaying attention and being careful B2 A cautious action is careful, well considered, and sometimes slow or uncertain: a cautious approach cautious criticismPaying attention and being carefulCautious and vigilantCautious and vigilantPaying attention and being careful cautious optimism › a feeling that there are some reasons to hope for a good result, even if you do not expect complete success or improvementHoping and hopefulnessPotential cautiously /-li/ adverb › in a cautious wayCautious and vigilantPaying attention and being careful cautiousness /-nəs/ noun [U] Cautious and vigilantPaying attention and being careful
(Definition of cautious adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- chimera noun
- cross your fingers idiom 1
- expectation noun
- fancy sb's chances idiom
- give up sth phrasal verb
- hopeful noun
- hopefully adverb
- it's an ill wind (that blows nobody any good) idiom
- la-la land noun
- life-affirming adjective
- optimism noun
- optimist noun
- optimistic adjective
- pin your hopes on sth/sb idiom
- pious adjective (PRETENDING)
- pipe dream noun
- positive adjective (HOPEFUL)
- positively adverb (WELL)
- trust verb (HOPE)
- wishful thinking noun
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Hoping and hopefulness
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