Definition: 1. Being careful about what you say or do. 2. Showing careful forethought. 3. Avoiding excess. 4. Cautious in attitude and careful in actions; prudent. 5. Unwilling to take risks.
Use 'cautious' in a sentence:
1. If the criterion changed to safety, you would get more cautious drivers who obeyed traffic laws.
2. Dickon's glance at him was delicately cautious.
3. It was a soft cautious tapping on the door of his tree.
4. All sides have expressed cautious optimism about the announcement.
5. Generally speaking, those who are most cautious about geo-engineering are the scientists involved in the research.
6. James Mi recalls that this was because the Google founders had recently gotten sick from uncooked food in India and they were being cautious.
7. The party has always had a cautious and sceptical attitude to Europe.
8. If we hope for an improvement in her condition, we must be extremely cautious and careful, remember that!
9. UN officials are expressing cautious optimism that the latest ceasefire is holding.
10. Perhaps this group would be able to express clearly some benefits of the new technology that the more cautious doctors weren't ready to address.
11. When I met the British comedian Julian Clary, he was shy and cautious, yet his TV performances are perfect.
12. I am confident about Alibaba's future success but some remain cautious about possible risks, including its product quality.
13. A cautious driver never drives his car too fast.
14. He is a very cautious man.
15. I mean, there are some cautious steps I can take, but ultimately I cannot guarantee myself that.
16. The government has taken a cautious approach to the crisis.
17. He's a cautious driver.
18. The sport's strange form does place considerable stress on the ankles and hips, so people with a history of such injuries might want to be cautious in adopting the sport.
19. Because employment protection laws make it costlier to fire an employee, employers are more cautious about hiring new staff.
20. The policy was rejected in favour of a more cautious approach.
21. You should be cautious when getting involved and test the water before committing yourself.
22. They're more cautious about sharing information with nonmembers, as the organization guards against others developing the ability to hijack and take control of their satellites.
23. However, they're more cautious about sharing information with nonmembers, as the organization guards against others developing the ability to hijack and take control of their satellites.
24. Soft and cautious, but in that stillness it was sinister.
25. Coaches and parents should also be cautious that youth sport participation does not become work for children.
26. The Italian has done everything his senior coach has done, and he tends to be cautious when playing away from home.
27. Investors are playing it cautious, and they're playing it smart.
28. The deputy leader is cautious about loosening the links with the unions.
29. You'd better be more cautious, as your rival is in an advantageous position.
30. The scientists are cautious about using enzyme therapy on humans.
31. He sat up, his stomach strangely tight, and his breathing cautious. Michael felt the warmth leave his back. Shadows crept into the room as the sun hid behind the clouds that now filled the sky.
32. Employers may become overly cautious about taking on new staff.
33. He was even more cautious than ever, and did his utmost to win the trust and favour of the superior.
34. My nephew is a cautious investor.
35. Be cautious that complement should be genuine & unique to the person and it mostly never be unheard off.
36. American analysts have been somewhat cautious in estimating the size of the B2B market.
37. If "entitled" is the most common adjective, fairly or not, applied to millennials (those born between 1981 and 1995), the catchwords for Generation Z are practical and cautious.
38. Being a prudent and cautious person, you realise that the problem must be resolved.
39. He was very cautious about committing himself to anything.
40. His critics write him off as too cautious to succeed.
41. Australia, put in to bat, made a cautious start.
42. On this account we should be more cautious on this voyage.
43. He has been seen as a champion of a more cautious approach to economic reform.
44. A turbulent business environment also has senior managers cautious of letting vague pronouncements cloud their reputations.
45. Her husband is cautious, never making a swift decision about anything.
46. The government has been cautious in its response to the report.
47. The president became more cautious as his popularity dipped.
48. He was cautious of his footing, wary of the edge.
49. You're right to be cautious.
50. They've taken a very cautious approach.
51. They expressed cautious optimism about a solution to the crisis.
52. The proposals were given a cautious welcome by the trade unions.
