GUARDEDNESS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

guardedness

noun

as in carefulness

a close attentiveness to avoiding danger you should have shown a little more guardedness about sharing personal information with someone you just met online

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Recent Examples of guardedness Marina, for her part, reacts to every new face and each fresh piece of information with an instinctive guardedness—and Garcia illuminates, with an almost sphinx-like half smile, the preternatural reserve of someone who’s grown up knowing not to expect too much from people. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 June 2026 What stayed with the character was that guardedness, that way of seeing the world, the mistrust. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Dec. 2025 Thankfully, her guardedness with the public hasn’t prevented her from being warm and open in person. — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 25 Nov. 2025 Making guardedness and affable self-deprecation part of her identity, Keaton was known for wearing turtlenecks, gloves, and hats that kept her largely covered up, saving emotional vulnerability for her performances. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2025 At this point, arguments become a predictable mix of hostility, guardedness and mockery. — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025

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Noun

This carefulness is clearly strategic.

— Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
There was no carefulness in it.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 1 May 2026

Definition of carefulness

Noun

Raccoons, like humans, approach new environments with a mixture of caution and curiosity, reflecting their innate capacity to understand multiple threats and opportunities simultaneously.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
Fortunately our lead dog was imbued with a caution which is not always found in his kind.

— Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 15 July 2026

Definition of caution

Noun

Sit, who went by the first name Tony, operated Happy K9 Academy and the dogs were in his care when they were kept in crates in a hot van and died, the district attorney’s office said.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 11 July 2026
Vivani argues that helping patients stay on treatment could also generate savings for the health-care system by reducing the risk of costly conditions linked to obesity.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 11 July 2026

Definition of care

Noun

The World Economic Forum calls it financial nihilism — the conclusion that the system no longer rewards prudence, driving a cohort toward crypto bets, prediction markets, and raided retirement accounts.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 July 2026
But not necessarily the knowledge, confidence or contacts to take it to next stage of monetization, strike collaborative partnerships or exercise operational prudence.

— Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of prudence

Noun

That attentiveness showed up in small ways throughout our stay.

— Alisha Prakash, Travel + Leisure, 27 June 2026
In the past 15 years, and especially in the last five, our city has seen an influx of pizza restaurants and chefs who’ve brought a diversity of styles and an attentiveness to elevated ingredients and approaches.

— Peter St. Onge Updated June 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2026

Definition of attentiveness

Noun

The machine moves with circumspection, as if consciousness had just been ensouled in a new body.

— Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 6 July 2026
His quiet tone is not shyness or false modesty but circumspection and a sense of boundaries that imply respect and love for real communication.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026

Definition of circumspection

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