adj. Function: adjective
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Synonyms: CAUTIOUS , calculating, careful, chary, circumspect, considerate, discreet, gingerly, guarded, safe
Related Words: distrustful, doubting, leery, suspicious; vigilant, watchful
Idioms: on one's guard
Contrasted Words: careless, heedless, thoughtless; devil-may-care, reckless, venturesome
Antonyms: foolhardy; unwary
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Synonyms: SPARING , canny, chary, frugal, provident, saving, Scotch, stewardly, thrifty, unwasteful