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

Its potential plot could possibly be hidden within Cat’s film, but everyone is remaining cautiously optimistic — and vague — about where the Things go next. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026

Tech investors sound cautiously optimistic about Anthropic's S-1 public offering document , despite persistent concerns about the future of AI and dangers of the technology. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026

Sams cautiously hopes there will be a rebuilding period for the park service under the next administration. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Kim Alexander is cautiously optimistic that won't be the case. — Miles Parks, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026

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