cautious
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
people who are fearful and cautious
whitewater rafting is not for the timid
Types & categories
- people hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 adjective
showing careful forethought
reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions
Related & opposite
- unadventurous also see
- careful also see
- incautious antonym
- carefulness derivation
- care derivation
- timid derivation
- chary similar to
- fabian similar to
- gingerly similar to
- guarded similar to
- overcautious similar to
Sense 3 adjective
avoiding excess
a conservative estimate
Related & opposite
- moderate similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | brave |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | cautious |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | people |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | unadventurous |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | careful |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | incautious |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | carefulness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | care |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | timid |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | chary |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | fabian |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | gingerly |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | guarded |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | overcautious |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | moderate |