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

Sitting on a boat floating off the shore, Holloway is more circumspect.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 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

That's why experts like Jayant Prasad, a former Indian ambassador to Afghanistan, are more circumspect about India's outreach.

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2025

It might be out of fashion, but a more circumspect approach would have served them better in this scenario.

From BBC ● Dec. 7, 2024

The city fathers were used to more circumspect criticisms—when criticism could not be entirely avoided.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson