Definitions

circumspectly

[sur-kuhm-spekt-lee] / ˈsɜr kəmˌspɛkt li /

ADVERB

carefully

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxiously attentively conscientiously correctly deliberately delicately discreetly faithfully fully gingerly laboriously meticulously precisely prudently rigorously scrupulously thoroughly thoughtfully warily

WEAK

concernedly dependably exactly fastidiously guardedly heedfully honorably in detail particularly providently punctiliously regardfully reliably solicitously trustily uprightly vigilantly watchfully with forethought with reservations

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inadequately incompletely partially uncarefully

WEAK

carelessly incautiously thoughtlessly

ADVERB

gingerly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cautiously delicately discreetly hesitantly reluctantly safely timidly warily

WEAK

charily daintily fastidiously guardedly squeamishly suspiciously

Antonyms

WEAK

carelessly rashly roughly uncarefully uncautiously

Example Sentences

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Four of the six members of OpenAI’s board, it seems, wanted the company to move more circumspectly.

From Slate • Nov. 27, 2023

“I’m happy for what the wedding means,” Laura added to The Associated Press very circumspectly, wiping tears away alongside her mothers.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 25, 2022

“I don’t go into this looking for villains,” Karsner said in an interview, circumspectly holding back on specific remedies.

From Washington Post • Jun. 19, 2021

Classical economists from Adam Smith on typically depicted economic man as a rational creature, acting circumspectly in his own self-interest.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2019

If Dolores knew, she would crawl up in her blanket of affectations and die circumspectly.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

circumspectly

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