Cautious
Cautious adjective - Having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble.
Sceptical and cautious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sceptical" instead an adjective "Cautious".
Nearby Words: caution, cautiously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- attentive and cautious
- attentive and sceptical
- dubious and cautious
- dubious and sceptical
- doubtful and cautious
- doubtful and sceptical
- hesitant and cautious
- hesitant and sceptical
- watchful and cautious
- watchful and sceptical
- careful and cautious
- careful and sceptical
- chary and cautious
- chary and sceptical
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