Synonyms of the word

cautious

• adj. careful; using or exercising caution; tentative.

cagey

• adj. wary, careful, shrewd.
• adj. Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information, reticent.

cagy

• adj. Alternative form of cagey.

careful

• adj. (obsolete) Full of care or grief; sorrowful, sad.
• adj. (obsolete) Full of cares or anxiety; worried, troubled.
• adj. Having care (for); attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.
• adj. Conscientious and painstaking; meticulous.

chary

• adj. (obsolete) Sad; sorrowful; grievous.
• adj. Disposed to cherish with care; careful.
• adj. Cautious; wary; shy.
• adj. Sparing; not lavish; not disposed to give freely.

conservative

• n. A person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
• n. (US, economics) A fiscal conservative.
• n. (US, politics) A political conservative.
• n. (US, social sciences) A social conservative.
• adj. Cautious.
• adj. Tending to resist change or innovation.
• adj. Based on pessimistic assumptions.
• adj. (US, economics, politics, social sciences) Supporting some combination of fiscal, political or social…
• adj. (Britain, politics) Relating to the Conservative Party.
• adj. (physics, not comparable) Neither creating nor destroying a given quantity.
• adj. Having power to preserve in a safe or entire state, or from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.
• adj. (Judaism) Relating to Conservative Judaism.
• adj. (clothing) Conventional, traditional, and moderate in style and appearance; not extreme, excessive, faddish,…

dilatory

• adj. Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or defer decision.
• adj. Slow or tardy.

gingerly

• adv. In a delicate and cautious manner.
• adj. very careful or cautious.

guarded

• v. simple past tense and past participle of guard.
• adj. Cautious; restrained.
• adj. Watched over; supervised.

moderate

• adj. Not excessive; acting in moderation.
• adj. Mediocre.
• adj. Average priced; standard-deal.
• adj. Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle.
• adj. (US, politics) Having an intermediate position between liberal and conservative.
• n. One who holds an intermediate position between extremes, as in politics.
• v. (transitive) To reduce the excessiveness of (something).
• v. (intransitive) To become less excessive.
• v. (transitive) To preside over (something) as a moderator.
• v. (intransitive) To act as a moderator; to assist in bringing to compromise.

overcautious

• adj. Excessively cautious.

people

• n. Used as plural of person; a body of human beings considered generally or collectively; a group of two…
• n. (countable) Persons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group,…
• n. A group of persons regarded as being employees, followers, companions or subjects of a ruler.
• n. One's colleagues or employees.
• n. A person's ancestors, relatives or family.
• n. The mass of a community as distinguished from a special class (elite); the commonalty; the populace; the…
• n. plural of person.
• v. (transitive) To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people; to populate.
• v. (intransitive) To become populous or populated.
• v. (transitive) To inhabit; to occupy; to populate.

restrained

• adj. Held back, limited, kept in check or under control.
• v. simple past tense and past participle of restrain.

timid

• adj. Lacking in courage or confidence.

unadventurous

• adj. Not adventurous.