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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

Example Sentences

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But Malibu locals — permit-less and facing rebuild timelines significantly longer than their fellow rebuilding communities — are a bit more circumspect.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

While Paz said he would welcome foreign investment in mining—which would be a break from government policy for nearly two decades—he has been more circumspect about Bolivia’s lithium industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

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

She is more circumspect when asked if any guests posed any particular challenges - though one actor, unidentified beyond the clue they starred in a massive 70s blockbuster, did give some headaches.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2025

The newspapers say that the police are being more circumspect, that they cannot afford to make another hasty arrest.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins