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Definitions

precautious

[pri-kaw-shuhs] / prɪˈkɔ ʃəs /
ADJECTIVE
discreet
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attentive careful considerate intelligent noncommittal prudent reasonable restrained tactful thoughtful watchful
WEAK
alert awake cagey calculating chary circumspect civil conservative controlled diplomatic discerning discriminating gingerly guarded having foresight heedful judicious like a clam moderate not rash observant on lookout politic reserved safe sagacious strategic temperate vigilant wary wise worldly-wise
Antonyms
STRONGEST
careless heedless idiotic inattentive incautious inconsiderate negligent stupid thoughtless unmindful unthoughtful
WEAK
foolish indiscreet rash reckless uncareful undiscerning

Example Sentences

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Safety precautious stopped Kakao from resuming power supplies to its servers, the Yonhap news agency reported.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2022

Safety precautious were preventing Kakao from resuming power supplies to its data centre, Yonhap news agency reported.

From Reuters • Oct. 15, 2022

“Are we being overly precautious? Maybe. But particularly with your cardiac history, you’re at higher risk.”

From Scientific American • Jun. 10, 2022

"We are always hoping against hope, but it's still too early to take our eye off a very precautious approach."

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2021

However precautious this plan of payment may have been, it probably led to Noll spending more on incidental outlays than he otherwise would have done with a weekly reckoning to meet.

From Oliver Goldsmith by Buckland, E. S. Lang