GUARDEDLY Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

guardedly

adverb

as in warily

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Recent Examples of guardedly The tall, garrulous 72-year-old county commissioner is guardedly patriotic. — Susan Bence, NPR, 4 July 2026 San Diego faces economic challenges in the coming year, but one expert is guardedly optimistic about efforts to address affordability and the potential benefits of artificial intelligence. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026 Even so, many in Venezuela seem guardedly optimistic. — The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026 Martinez is guardedly optimistic that, despite the grim statistics in Fresno — where, on average, 25 pedestrians a year are killed — his hometown can one day replicate Hoboken’s success. — Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for guardedly

Adverb

Livestream videos from that night capture people warily approaching the shooting scene.

— Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
The situation can leave a Gen Xer to watch their retirement fund warily.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 July 2026

Definition of warily

Adverb

In Broad Strokes, Cohen advances her character further toward a new frontier, though gently and hesitantly.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 28 July 2026
The many attending assistants around her eventually disperse — a little hesitantly because Sam is in the middle of preparing a new show — and the two withdraw to Sam’s cavernous studio.

— Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026

Definition of hesitantly

Adverb

From lambs with quizzically cocked eyebrows, to lambs whose wooly coats are made of flower petals, to lambs that simply defy description.

— Deena Prichep, NPR, 4 Apr. 2026
Lines of hundreds of guests snaked around the inside of the department store (which takes up an entire city block in Manhattan), with onlookers snapping photos quizzically.

— Anika Reed, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025