Cautious
Cautious adjective - Having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble.
Thorough and cautious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Thorough" instead an adjective "Cautious".
Nearby Words: caution, cautiously
Thorough
Thorough adjective - Having no exceptions or restrictions.
Cautious and thorough are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cautious" instead an adjective "Thorough".
Nearby Words: thoroughly, thoroughness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- attentive and cautious
- attentive and thorough
- particular and cautious
- particular and thorough
- scrupulous and cautious
- scrupulous and thorough
- exacting and cautious
- exacting and thorough
- careful and cautious
- careful and thorough
- conscientious and cautious
- conscientious and thorough
- fastidious and cautious
- fastidious and thorough
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