GINGERLY Synonyms: 103 Similar and Opposite Words

gingerly 1 of 2

adjective

ˈjin-jər-lē

as in careful

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

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gingerly

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adverb

as in carefully

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Recent Examples of gingerly

Adjective

Despite the satisfaction that handlers take in gingerly nursing pangolins back to their full strength, the center’s location and the handlers’ identities must remain a secret. —

Kang-Chun Cheng, Christian Science Monitor, 9 July 2025 Unlike the gingerly approach to easing restrictions targeting the spread of the virus, the country is split over reopening businesses and schools. —

Kendall Karson, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2021

Adverb

Who could forget a picture, which graced the cover of Artforum more than a decade ago, of an uncannily adult baby staring sagaciously into the lens, its hand placed gingerly over its heart in a gesture that looks like reverence? —

Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026 The slippery floors had others walking gingerly. —

Jerry Saltz, Curbed, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for gingerly

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gingerly

Adjective

This requires careful monitoring of key parameters such as sugar and acidity from veraison through to harvest.

— Maureen Mackey , Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Somewhere within him is the spirit of the patriotic teenager and the careful lower-court judge who rejected any notion of party loyalty or judicial agenda.

— Peter S. Canellos, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2026