CAUTIOUS as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • people who are fearful and cautious
   Synonym(s)
   • timid (what does timid mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • whitewater rafting is not for the timid
   Hypernyms(s) cautious is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • people (what does people mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • brave (what does brave mean?)

CAUTIOUS as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • unwilling to take risks
   Similar To
   • unadventurous (what does unadventurous mean?)
2. Meaning
   • cautious in attitude and careful in actions
   • prudent
   Usage Example(s)
   • a cautious answer
   • very cautious about believing everything she was told
   Similar To
   • careful (what does careful mean?)
3. Meaning
   • showing careful forethought
   • never making swift decisions”
   Usage Example(s)
   • reserved and cautious
   • a cautious driver
   Antonym(s)
   • incautious (what does incautious mean?)
   Similar To
   • cagey (what does cagey mean?)
   • cagy (what does cagy mean?)
   • chary (what does chary mean?)
   • fabian (what does fabian mean?)
   • dilatory (what does dilatory mean?)
   • gingerly (what does gingerly mean?)
   • guarded (what does guarded mean?)
   • restrained (what does restrained mean?)
   • overcautious (what does overcautious mean?)
   See Also
   • careful (what does careful mean?)
   • unadventurous (what does unadventurous mean?)
4. Meaning
   • avoiding excess
   Synonym(s)
   • conservative (what does conservative mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a conservative estimate
   Similar To
   • moderate (what does moderate mean?)