Able and Cautious

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Able adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.

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Cautious and able are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Cautious" instead an adjective "Able".

Nearby Word: ability

Cautious adjective - Having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble.

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Able and cautious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Able" instead an adjective "Cautious".

Nearby Words: caution, cautiously

The emotional hurt leaves you cautious and better able to decide whether a second chance is worth the risk.

Source: Useful Notes / Tarot Cards
He was cautious and planned, and was able to remember enough about the customs of different species that he could get plenty of information out of them.

Source: Love Makes You Dumb
Additionally, in II and III, the AI is overly cautious, leading to long drawn out deadlocks with nothing happening when faced with large stacks that it really should be able to break through.

Source: Video Game / Hearts of Iron

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