cautious

Synonyms

alert, careful, chary, circumspect, conservative, considerate, gingerly, guarded, heedful, safe, wary;

Antonyms

careless, heedless, incautious, unguarded, unmindful, unsafe, unwary;

Near Antonyms

bold, brash, impetuous, rash, reckless, venturesome;

asleep, inattentive, regardless;

inconsiderate, thoughtless;

lax, neglectful, negligent, remiss;

imprudent, indiscreet, injudicious;

absentminded, forgetful;

inadvertent, unintentional, unplanned;

Related Words

advertent, attentive, awake, observant, regardful, vigilant, watchful;

hypercautious;

foresighted, foresightful, forethoughtful, provident, thoughtful;

cagey (also cagy), calculating, canny, shrewd;

deliberate, slow;

ultracareful, ultracautious;