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gingerly

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of gingerly

having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble
  • I gave the cork on the bottle of champagne a gingerly twist.
Synonyms of gingerly

alert, careful, cautious, chary, circumspect, conservative, considerate, guarded, heedful, safe, wary
Words Related to gingerly

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

hypercautious

foresighted, foresightful, forethoughtful, provident, thoughtful

cagey (also cagy), calculating, canny, shrewd

deliberate, slow

ultracareful, ultracautious
Near Antonyms of gingerly

bold, brash, impetuous, rash, reckless, venturesome

asleep, inattentive, regardless

inconsiderate, thoughtless

lax, neglectful, negligent, remiss

imprudent, indiscreet, injudicious

absentminded, forgetful

inadvertent, unintentional, unplanned
Antonyms of gingerly

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

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  1. Dictionary: Definition of gingerly Spanish Central: Translation of gingerly Nglish: Translation of gingerly for Spanish speakers

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