Circumspection synonyms

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caution
Prudence or restraint in action or decision:
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careful (related)
The exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters
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wariness
Wariness is defined as the state of being cautious.
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heed
Close attention; careful notice
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care (related)
A cause of such a mental state
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prudence (related)
Careful management; economy
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discretion
(Archaic) The ability or power to discern what is responsible or socially appropriate:
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forehandedness
Quality of being forehanded.
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foresight
The definition of foresight is the ability to see or plan for what will happen in the future.
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foresightedness
The quality of having foresight
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forethoughtfulness
The condition of being forethoughtful
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precaution
A measure taken beforehand against possible danger, failure, etc.
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discreetness
The state or quality of being discreet.
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tact (related)
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earnestness (related)
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carefulness (related)
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Find another word for circumspection. In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for circumspection, like: caution, careful, wariness, heed, care, prudence, discretion, forehandedness, foresight, foresightedness and forethought.
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Circumspection Sentence Examples

  • He has made frank confession of his nescience, and in certain passages his critical judgment and sober sense and circumspection are quite striking.

  • Yet he cannot deny that "he had some virtues which have caused the memory of some men in all ages to be celebrated"; and admits that "he was not a man of blood," and that he possessed "a wonderful understanding in the natures and humour of men," and "a great spirit, an admirable circumspection and sagacity and a most magnanimous resolution."

  • Throughout his reign the Czechs and the Germans were every whit as dangerous to Hungary as the Turks, and the political necessity which finally compelled Matthias to partition Austria and Bohemia, in order to secure Hungary, committed him to a policy of extreme circumspection.

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