CAUTIOUSLY Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

cautiously

adverb

Definition of cautiously

as in deliberately

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Recent Examples of cautiously After two years in the political wilderness, Democrats are feeling cautiously optimistic about turning the tide in the midterms. — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026 The audience gives him a standing ovation, and Bergé appears cautiously relieved. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026 Sill noted that her team was cautiously optimistic about placing the dog with a foster family, as the dog was almost immediately lost. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 When Schwartz was nominated in April, public health experts were cautiously optimistic, citing her background. — CBS News, 30 July 2026 Retiree Jenny Edge is among those in Rochdale’s town center to cautiously welcome the proposals. — Katie Marie Davies, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026 Apple is cautiously introducing these features, but time is pressing to deliver a comprehensive AI experience. — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 The department reminds motorists to drive cautiously through the area, obeying posted speed limit and road work signage. — Isabelle Foland, Des Moines Register, 19 July 2026 Despite the strong revenue outlook, investors reacted cautiously. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026

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The other two fires were also started by people, though not necessarily deliberately, investigators have said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
Record-low water levels along the Danube River have exposed dozens of German military shipwrecks near the Serbian town of Prahovo, where an estimated 200 vessels were deliberately scuttled by retreating Nazi forces in 1944.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of deliberately

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Nearby, guests participating in the butterfly release carefully held small containers before opening them and watching the butterflies take flight.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
The result is an inn that feels carefully considered, but never overproduced.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 July 2026

Definition of carefully

Adverb

But that effort has moved slowly in the months since, spurring frustration among some White House and health officials that HHS doesn’t yet have any significant progress for the administration to tout, two administration officials said.

— Adam Cancryn, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Once the plastic ends up in a landfill, the tubes slowly fragment into microplastics that can get into the air, soil, and water.

— Anne Makovec, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

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