Synonyms of cautiously

cautiously

adverb

as in deliberately

Related Words

• deliberately
• carefully
• slowly
• purposefully
• sluggishly
• leisurely
• slow
• heavily
• tardily
• pokily
• laggardly
• ploddingly

Dissimilar Words

• quickly
• rapidly
• swiftly
• briskly
• hastily
• speedily
• immediately
• fast
• promptly
• swift
• readily
• quick
• soon
• apace
• recklessly
• fleetly
• rashly
• impulsively
• impetuously
• snappily
• abruptly
• meteorically
• suddenly
• presto
• full tilt
• pronto
• posthaste

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cautiously

The Panthers — normally among the NFL’s most aggressive teams on fourth down — also played this one cautiously for much of the way, trying to make McKee have to go 80-plus yards every possession. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026

Alex Wong/Getty Images Polls and pundits alike are widely — if sometimes cautiously — predicting a blue wave in the midterm elections on November 3. — Jacob Brogan, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026

But agency heads, especially those who sit on bipartisan boards or commissions, cannot completely ignore Democratic lawmakers, and may move cautiously on very contentious issues, said executives. — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026

While those producers who spoke to Variety were cautiously optimistic that the industry has finally turned the page, there remains much work to be done. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

Resident Kitty McGowan remains cautiously optimistic about the neighborhood's defense against flooding. — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

But don’t count on the administration to continue so cautiously after the midterms. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

Still, Andersen is only cautiously optimistic about the future. — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Many former Soviet states in Central Asia have cautiously moved out of Russia’s orbit. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026