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Showing or practicing caution; careful.
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- Showing or practicing caution; careful.
- Tentative or restrained; guarded:
- Full of caution; careful to avoid danger; circumspect; wary
On the alert, as for danger or error; watchful.
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- On the alert, as for danger or error; watchful.
- Staying watchful and alert to danger or trouble
(Archaic) Not sleeping; awake.
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Feeling suspicion
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- Feeling suspicion
- Expressing suspicion
- Arousing or likely to arouse suspicion in others
Mentally responsive and perceptive; quick.
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- Mentally responsive and perceptive; quick.
- Watchful and ready, as in facing danger
- Quick in thought or action; active; nimble
Alert; watchful.
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- Alert; watchful.
- Completely awake
Excessively scrupulous or sensitive, as in taste, propriety, or neatness:
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- Excessively scrupulous or sensitive, as in taste, propriety, or neatness:
- Difficult to please; exacting:
- Showing or acting with careful attention to detail:
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Having, applying, or showing sound judgment; wise and careful
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- Having, applying, or showing sound judgment; wise and careful
Showing or acting with extreme care and concern for details.
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- Showing or acting with extreme care and concern for details.
- (Archaic) Excessively careful and precise.
- Extremely or excessively careful about details; scrupulous or finicky
That is completely (the thing specified); out-and-out; absolute
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- That is completely (the thing specified); out-and-out; absolute
- Absolute; utter:
- Very exact, accurate, or painstaking, esp. with regard to details
Exactly and carefully conducted.
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- Exactly and carefully conducted.
- Extremely careful to do the precisely right, proper, or correct thing in every last detail; most punctilious
- Having scruples or compunctions.
On guard; watchful:
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- On guard; watchful:
- On one's guard; cautious, suspicious, etc.
- Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.
Careful to consider all related circumstances before acting, judging, or deciding
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- Careful to consider all related circumstances before acting, judging, or deciding
Possessed of, exercising, or showing prudence and self-restraint in speech and behavior; circumspect:
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- Possessed of, exercising, or showing prudence and self-restraint in speech and behavior; circumspect:
- Careful about what one says or does; prudent; esp., keeping silent or preserving confidences when necessary
- Made, done, or situated so as to attract little notice:
(Archaic) Full of desire; eager:
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- (Archaic) Full of desire; eager:
- Showing great attention or concern to another:
- Expressing care or concern for another:
Anxious; troubled:
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- Anxious; troubled:
- Interested and involved:
- Showing concern.
Careful in considering, judging, or deciding; not rash or hasty
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- Careful in considering, judging, or deciding; not rash or hasty
- Carefully thought out and formed, or done on purpose; premeditated
- Done with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; intentional:
Frugal; economical:
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- Frugal; economical:
- Prudent or economical
- Providing for future needs or events; exercising or characterized by foresight
Of or characteristic of a conservative; tending to preserve established ways or institutions and to resist or oppose radical change
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- Of or characteristic of a conservative; tending to preserve established ways or institutions and to resist or oppose radical change
- (Judaism) Designating or of a movement that accepts traditional forms and religious ritual that have been adapted to modern life with moderation and flexibility
- Favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change.
Characterized by or resulting from care or wisdom in practical matters or in planning for the future:
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- Characterized by or resulting from care or wisdom in practical matters or in planning for the future:
- Careful or wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense:
- Capable of exercising sound judgment in practical matters, esp. as concerns one's own interests
Of, relating to, or providing details; precise:
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- Of, relating to, or providing details; precise:
- Distinctive among others of the same group, category, or nature; noteworthy or exceptional:
- Of, belonging to, or associated with a specific person, group, thing, or category; not general or universal:
Very strict or harsh
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- Very strict or harsh
- Characterized by or adhering to strict standards or methods; exacting and thorough:
- Rigidly precise; thoroughly accurate or exact
Full of unnecessary details
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- Full of unnecessary details
- Easily upset; given to bouts of ill temper:
- Paying great or excessive attention to personal tastes and appearance; fastidious:
Insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fastidious:
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- Insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fastidious:
- (Informal) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
- Too particular or exacting; overly dainty or fastidious; fussy
Neat and trim:
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- Neat and trim:
- Precise or proper to the point of affectation; excessively decorous.
- Stiffly formal, precise, moral, etc.; proper; demure
Requiring precise accuracy
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- Requiring precise accuracy
- Demanding great care, patience, effort, etc.; arduous
- Making severe or excessive demands; not easily satisfied; strict
Serious or staid in character or conduct:
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- Serious or staid in character or conduct:
- Straightforward and serious; not exaggerated, emotional, or silly:
- Not intoxicated or affected by the use of alcohol or drugs.
Diligent; persevering
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- Diligent; persevering
- Done with constant and careful attention
- Showing or characterized by persistent attention or untiring application:
Too exact; overscrupulous; pedantic.
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Able to make or see fine distinctions; discerning
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- Able to make or see fine distinctions; discerning
- Having a discerning judgment or taste
- Able to perceive fine distinctions between similar things; perceptive
Alternative form of surefooted.
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- Alternative form of surefooted.
- Walking steadily, moving freely, capable of finding good footing
- Designed so as to hold well to the road:
Distinct and correct in sound or meaning:
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Not deviating in form or content; without variation; precise
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- Not deviating in form or content; without variation; precise
- Characterized by accurate measurements or inferences with small margins of error; not approximate:
- Strictly and completely in accord with fact; not deviating from truth or reality:
Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled:
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- Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled:
- Thorough and assiduous:
- Governed by, or made or done according to, what one knows is right; scrupulous; honest
Showing sound or pragmatic judgment; prudent; judicious:
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- Showing sound or pragmatic judgment; prudent; judicious:
- (Archaic) Sagacious in promoting a policy; ingenious in devising and advancing a system of management; devoted to a scheme or system rather than to a principle; hence, in a good sense, wise; prudent; sagacious
- (Archaic) Relating to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong; said of things.
Shrewd or cunning, esp. in a selfish way; scheming
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- Shrewd or cunning, esp. in a selfish way; scheming
- Shrewd; crafty:
- (Especially of a person) Which serves one's own interests in an unemotional, analytical manner.
Deficient or limited in quantity, fullness, or extent:
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- Deficient or limited in quantity, fullness, or extent:
- Careful in spending or using; frugal
- Given to or marked by prudence and restraint in the use of material resources.
Observant; heedful; mindful
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- Observant; heedful; mindful
- Showing attention; heedful.
- Showing regard; respectful or considerate
Consciously thoughtful and observant (often of other people); caring
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- Consciously thoughtful and observant (often of other people); caring
- (Archaic) Characterized by careful thought; deliberate.
- Having or showing regard for the needs or feelings of others.
Kept from escape or trouble; held in check; supervised
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- Kept from escape or trouble; held in check; supervised
- Serious and of uncertain prognosis
- Kept safe; watched over and protected; defended
Not committing one to any point of view or course of action; not revealing one's position or purpose
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- Not committing one to any point of view or course of action; not revealing one's position or purpose
- Tending to avoid commitment; lacking certainty or decisiveness; reluctant to give out information or show one's feelings or opinion.
Having self-discipline, be in control of one's self and one's actions.
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- Having self-discipline, be in control of one's self and one's actions.
Consisting of one unalloyed metal throughout; also, containing no more alloy than is necessary to insure hardness
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- Consisting of one unalloyed metal throughout; also, containing no more alloy than is necessary to insure hardness
- Sound; reliable:
- Written without a hyphen or space. For example, the word software is a solid compound.
Marked by calm self-control:
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- Marked by calm self-control:
- Excellent; first-rate:
- (Slang) Entire; full:
Not excited or agitated; composed:
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- Not excited or agitated; composed:
- Not agitated or excited; tranquil
- Without wind or motion; still; quiet
Having better vision for distant objects than for near ones; hyperopic
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- Having better vision for distant objects than for near ones; hyperopic
- Able to see distant objects better than objects at close range; hyperopic.
- Being considerate about the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds; showing anticipation.
Not costly or luxurious; inexpensive or meager
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- Not costly or luxurious; inexpensive or meager
- Simple or costing little; meager or inexpensive:
- Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources.
Secured by thrift; well husbanded.
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- Secured by thrift; well husbanded.
- Practicing or marked by the practice of thrift; wisely economical.
- Well appearing; looking or being in good condition; becoming.
Very careful about every detail of behavior, ceremony, etc.
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- Very careful about every detail of behavior, ceremony, etc.
- Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
- Strictly attentive to minute details of form in action or conduct.
Conscientiously exact; careful; scrupulous
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- Conscientiously exact; careful; scrupulous
- Of, concerned with, appropriate to, or teaching religion
- Extremely scrupulous or conscientious:
Not giving or expending freely; sparing:
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- Not giving or expending freely; sparing:
- Very cautious; wary:
- Not taking chances; careful; cautious
(Archaic) Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend.
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- (Archaic) Capable of understanding and quick to apprehend.
- Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy:
- Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy
On one's guard; wary; suspicious
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- On one's guard; wary; suspicious
- Suspicious or distrustful; wary:
- Cautious, hesitant, or nervous about something; having reservations or concerns.
Very careful in choosing; highly selective.
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- Very careful in choosing; highly selective.
- Taking care when choosing that what is chosen best suits one's tastes, desires or requirements
Excessively meticulous; fussy.
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- Excessively meticulous; fussy.
- (Informal) Overly fastidious or exacting; fussy
- Fussy; particular; demanding to have things just right.
heedless
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careless
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haphazard
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accurate
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economical
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thoughtful
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(Archaic) Not sleeping; awake.
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Showing or practicing caution; careful.
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- Showing or practicing caution; careful.
- Full of caution; careful to avoid danger; circumspect; wary
- Tentative or restrained; guarded:
Not giving or expending freely; sparing:
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- Not giving or expending freely; sparing:
- Very cautious; wary:
- Not taking chances; careful; cautious
Careful to consider all related circumstances before acting, judging, or deciding
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- Careful to consider all related circumstances before acting, judging, or deciding
Well-to-do; well-off; prosperous
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- Well-to-do; well-off; prosperous
- Having ample financial resources; well-off.
- Looking ahead to, or making provision for, the future; thrifty; prudent
Cautious; careful:
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- Cautious; careful:
- Very careful; cautious
Cautious or judicious in manner and/or actions. Cautious or judicious in manner and/or actions.
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- Cautious or judicious in manner and/or actions. Cautious or judicious in manner and/or actions.
- Careful or wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense:
- Capable of exercising sound judgment in practical matters, esp. as concerns one's own interests
On guard; watchful:
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- On guard; watchful:
- On one's guard; cautious, suspicious, etc.
- Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.
Difficult to please; exacting:
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- Difficult to please; exacting:
- Excessively scrupulous or sensitive, as in taste, propriety, or neatness:
- Showing or acting with careful attention to detail:
Showing or acting with extreme care and concern for details.
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- Showing or acting with extreme care and concern for details.
- Extremely or excessively careful about details; scrupulous or finicky
- (Archaic) Excessively careful and precise.
Very exact; scrupulous
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- Very exact; scrupulous
- Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.
- Precise or scrupulous; finicky or nitpicky.
Having scruples or compunctions.
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- Having scruples or compunctions.
- Conscientious and exact; painstaking.
- Exactly and carefully conducted.
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Synonym Study
- Wary implies a cautiousness that is prompted by suspicion
- Discreet implies the exercise of discernment and judgment in the guidance of one's speech and action and suggests careful restraint
- Prudent implies the exercise of both caution and circumspection, suggesting careful management in economic and practical matters
- Cautious implies a careful guarding against possible dangers or risks
- Circumspect implies a careful consideration of all circumstances to avoid error or unfavorable consequences
- Scrupulous implies a conscientious adherence to what is considered right, true, accurate, or proper in every detail
- Meticulous implies extreme, sometimes finicky, carefulness about details
- Careful implies close attention to or great concern for whatever is one's work or responsibility, and usually connotes thoroughness, a guarding against error or injury, etc.
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