cautiously
Definition
Adverb: 1. In a careful and prudent manner: Acting with or showing care to avoid potential problems or dangers. 2. With deliberate restraint or hesitation: Proceeding in a way that is not rash or impulsive, often due to uncertainty or risk.
Usage
- Modifying a verb: Describes how an action is performed, indicating care, prudence, or wariness.
- She opened the door cautiously.
- Investors are proceeding cautiously in the current market.
- Often used with verbs of movement, decision, or exploration: Common with verbs like , , , , , , .
Examples
- The driver navigated the icy road cautiously.
- He answered the interviewer's questions cautiously, choosing his words with care.
- After the setback, the company is expanding cautiously.
Advanced Usage
- "To proceed/advance cautiously": To move forward with careful planning and awareness of risks.
- The negotiators are proceeding cautiously to avoid any misunderstandings.
- "To treat/handle something cautiously": To deal with a person or situation with great care and tact.
- The fragile artifact must be handled cautiously.
Variants and Related Words
- Cautious (adjective): Characterized by caution; careful.
- He is a cautious investor.
- Caution (noun): Care taken to avoid danger or mistakes; a warning.
- She advised caution when interpreting the results.
- Overcautiously (adverb): With excessive caution.
- Acting overcautiously can sometimes cause missed opportunities.
Synonyms
- Carefully: With attention to detail or safety.
- Prudently: With wise forethought, showing care for the future.
- Warily: In a manner showing suspicion or alertness to danger.
- Gingerly: With extreme care or delicacy.
Antonyms
- Recklessly: Without thinking or caring about the consequences.
- Impulsively: Acting suddenly without careful thought.
- Boldly: In a confident and courageous way, without hesitation.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- "With caution": Acting carefully. (This is a near-identical phrase).
- Handle that package with caution.
- "Err on the side of caution": To choose the safer course of action when in doubt.
- When the weather is bad, pilots err on the side of caution.
Adverb
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in a conservative manner
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we estimated the number of demonstrators conservatively at 200,000.
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as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
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she ventured cautiously downstairs
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they handled the incident with kid gloves
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