Synonyms of guardedness

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carefulness
• caution
• care
• prudence
• wariness
• attentiveness
• cautiousness
• circumspection
• alertness
• watchfulness
• vigilance
• heedfulness
• chariness
• gingerliness
• observance
• deliberateness
• shrewdness
• foresight
• calculation
• providence
• deliberation
• foresightedness
• canniness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carelessness
• recklessness
• brashness
• heedlessness
• abruptness
• suddenness
• rashness
• impetuousness
• hastiness
• thoughtlessness
• incaution
• inconsiderateness
• incautiousness
• unwariness
• inconsideration
• precipitousness

Example Sentences

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