more circumspect

ADJECTIVE

cautious, discreet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cagey careful considerate discriminating judicious meticulous prudent scrupulous vigilant wary

WEAK

attentive calculating canny chary deliberate gingerly guarded heedful observant politic punctilious safe sagacious sage watchful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless foolish inattentive incautious indiscreet negligent reckless thoughtless unscrupulous unwise

WEAK

audacious bold rash uncareful uncircumspect unheedful

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more circumspect

However, recent data pointing to a sharp slowdown in economic growth has prompted some to grow more circumspect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026

But they are more circumspect about those other requests, while saying they want to press on "at pace" in removing Mountbatten-Windsor from the line of succession.

From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2026

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission was more circumspect, concluding in 2014 that high-frequency trades didn’t cause the flash crash, but “contributed to it by demanding immediacy ahead of other market participants.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2025

Olsen: But then Jac Schaeffer, some Marvel executives, they’ve been a little more circumspect about it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 5, 2025

He became more circumspect in his work as a result of the visit from the second C.I.D. man.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller