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What is another word for
cautious
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Using, exercising or showing caution
Having or showing an ability to deal with people in a tactful way
Having or showing shrewdness and good judgment
Slow to reveal emotion or opinions
Marked by doubts or suspicions
Tentative or unsure in acting or speaking
Sparing or economical with money
Cautious in nature, as if one is walking on one's toes
Not complete or absolute
Sly, cautious, and secretive
Fussy, having particular tastes or whims
Casually calm and relaxed
Excessively concerned with rules and order
Reluctant to proceed due to doubts or uncertainty
Absorbed in thought
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Adjective
▲
Using, exercising or showing caution
careful
alert
chary
circumspect
guarded
heedful
wary
cagey
prudent
vigilant
watchful
apprehensive
measured
reserved
reticent
attentive
aware
conservative
considerate
discreet
gingerly
hesitant
judicious
leery
mindful
provident
safe
tentative
calculating
discriminating
forethoughtful
observant
politic
precautious
restrained
scrupulous
shrewd
suspecting
suspicious
thoughtful
on guard
on your toes
all ears
on the lookout
on the watch
thinking twice
watching out
with reservations
playing safe
taking it slow
watching one's step
with eyes peeled
belt-and-braces
keeping on one's toes
hedging your bets
keeping a weather eye on
walking on eggs
walking on egg shells
handling with kid gloves
on the qui vive
canny
fastidious
awake
regardful
moderate
on the alert
deliberate
reluctant
punctilious
tactful
particular
conscientious
on one's toes
ready
prepared
tentie
tenty
reasonable
thorough
softly-softly
meticulous
diplomatic
Argus-eyed
timid
open-eyed
on the ball
on the job
methodical
sagacious
finicky
distrustful
shy
wise
wide-awake
noncommittal
paying attention
controlled
unhurried
not missing a trick
painstaking
temperate
perceptive
accurate
fussy
precise
concerned
uneasy
strict
diligent
exact
keen
rigorous
defensive
eagle-eyed
keen-eyed
laborious
perfectionist
sharp
exacting
sensible
correct
loath
sceptical
UK
dubious
mistrustful
doubtful
on tiptoe
delicate
picky
persnickety
nice
wide awake
discerning
hawk-eyed
sharp-eyed
afraid
nervous
averse
disinclined
gimlet-eyed
beady-eyed
unenterprising
unadventurous
conscious
keeping one's eyes peeled
keeping a weather eye on things
iffy
inhibited
constrained
skeptical
US
considered
protective
non-committal
assiduous
balanced
sedulous
exhaustive
orderly
industrious
agog
anxious
concentrating
acute
faithful
dedicated
full
intensive
solid
religious
prim
searching
elaborate
thoroughgoing
wired
selfdisciplined
pernickety
loving
strenuous
in-depth
with weather eye open
looking to
by the book
on alert
looking for
by the numbers
going to great lengths
fast on the draw
waiting on
with eyes like a hawk
gentle
sensitive
patient
sage
overcareful
overcautious
squeamish
dainty
watching
playing your cards close to your chest
forehanded
forearmed
farsighted
secretive
wakeful
evasive
with one's eyes open
keeping one's eyes skinned
hooked
glued
unsleeping
low
elusive
hip
equivocal
intelligent
with one's eyes skinned
psyched up
standing at attention
keeping a weather eye open
switched on
keeping one's eyes open
tight-lipped
strategic
unexaggerated
understated
judgmatic
judgmatical
civil
detailed
expectant
self-protective
worldly-wise
microscopic
kid-glove
studious
demanding
having foresight
on lookout
not rash
timorous
traditional
unimaginative
unexciting
conventional
pedantic
uncreative
boring
stuffy
limited
active
conscionable
stickling
nitpicking
duteous
punctual
perky
quick
straight
uptight
upon one's guard
levelheaded
rational
logical
pragmatic
deep
reasoned
white-glove
dotting the i's
ultra-careful
crossing the t's
nit-picky
slow
strait-laced
narrow-minded
stay-at-home
mature
stick-in-the-mud
fully awake
heads up
wide-eyed
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
sober
steady
well thought-out
well-grounded
continuous
even
unspectacular
tolerant
modest
regular
mild
easy
lenient
disciplined
peaceable
abstinent
ongoing
gradual
continuing
plodding
cognizant
not given to excesses
compromising
untroubled
not excessive
conversant
witting
sentient
happening slowly
knowledgeable
ware
knowing
slow but sure
observing
respectful
solicitous
observative
au courant
alive to
on to
awake to
conscious of
plugged in
chary of
in the know
wary of
cognizant of
acquainted with
tuned in
regardful of
recognizant of
be up on
know ins and outs
aware of
careful of
watchful of
know all the answers
wise to
hip to
sensible of
alert to
heedful of
percipient
astute
bright
focused
US
clever
focussed
UK
intent
alive
interested
noticing
insightful
sharp-sighted
clear-sighted
with it
spirited
smart
heeding
penetrating
understanding
listening
informed
sapient
savvy
rapt
committed
earnest
tactical
reckful
incisive
quick-witted
whip-smart
good hands
keen-sighted
lynx-eyed
listening carefully
zealous
jealous
enterprising
close
resourceful
visionary
sophisticated
at attention
expedient
practical
sound
self-aware
agile
lively
responsive
vital
advisable
having eyes in the back of your head
with one's eyes opened
hyperconscious
commonsensical
quick off the mark
level-headed
healthy
common-sense
all there
advertent
surveying
contemplating
considering
questioning
comprehending
intentive
hypersensitive
quick on the uptake
well-advised
well judged
well thought out
well advised
clued up
with your wits about you
on top of
on the stick
clued-in
acquainted
apperceptive
apprised
noting
perceiving
recognizing
US
assured
sure
remarking
recognising
UK
certain
in the know about
responsive to
sensitive to
mindful of
able to recognize
seized of
in on
ware of
hep to
clued-up on
percipient of
ingenious
fine
hyperaware
intuitive
adroit
dexterous
US
brilliant
cerebral
precocious
analytical
genius
intellectual
perspicacious
piercing
skilful
UK
cagy
excessively aware
extremely aware
complex
sharp-witted
skillful
US
razor-like
rapier-like
razor-sharp
dextrous
UK
subtle
fly
analytic
intriguing
ratiocinative
deft
experienced
brainy
more ❯
“Police are warning the public to be
cautious
when opening their door to strangers.”
Adjective
▲
Having or showing an ability to deal with people in a tactful way
diplomatic
discreet
considerate
prudent
thoughtful
careful
politic
tactful
sensitive
judicious
discerning
polite
subtle
delicate
courteous
astute
shrewd
calculating
gracious
understanding
artful
cagey
guileful
skilful
UK
strategic
wily
clever
skillful
US
savvy
sharp
suave
deft
dextrous
UK
dexterous
US
adept
opportunistic
sly
smooth
brainy
capable
conciliatory
conniving
contriving
crafty
cunning
intriguing
scheming
treating with kid gloves
gentle
perceptive
respectful
sympathetic
tactical
heedful
wary
foresighted
kid-glove
softly-softly
wise
observant
civil
cordial
decorous
polished
seemly
poised
kind
insightful
mannerly
urbane
skilled
aware
adroit
politically correct
keen
quick
fine
percipient
sagacious
acute
ingenious
intelligent
sapient
penetrating
canny
intuitive
discriminating
cerebral
bright
smart
brilliant
incisive
perspicacious
precocious
knowing
analytical
piercing
intellectual
genius
cagy
complex
whip-smart
vigilant
sharp-witted
deep
razor-like
rapier-like
on the ball
ratiocinative
experienced
razor-sharp
exacting
fly
detailed
quick-witted
analytic
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having or showing shrewdness and good judgment
canny
shrewd
astute
clever
sharp
smart
intelligent
perceptive
cunning
discerning
wise
savvy
acute
crafty
wily
sly
artful
knowing
judicious
calculating
quick
perspicacious
sagacious
ingenious
foxy
penetrating
prudent
sensible
subtle
slick
cagey
discriminating
careful
sapient
streetwise
wary
circumspect
pawky
heady
argute
watchful
slippery
skilful
UK
hardheaded
skillful
US
suss
discreet
smooth
sussed
hep
able
sharp-witted
quick-witted
clear-eyed
clear-sighted
whip-smart
on the ball
heads-up
hard-boiled
nimble-witted
long-headed
worldly-wise
street smart
street-smart
with it
as sharp as a tack
sound
reasonable
rational
informed
considered
thoughtful
enlightened
expedient
practical
sane
sage
sober
considerate
well-advised
well-judged
diplomatic
politic
commonsensical
percipient
insightful
advisable
strategic
logical
desirable
judgmatic
judgmatical
efficacious
accurate
profound
judicial
keen
sophisticated
seasonable
just
thorough
seemly
well judged
common-sense
well advised
farsighted
well thought out
mature
levelheaded
level-headed
realistic
pragmatic
responsible
tactical
brilliant
bright
brainy
genius
scheming
intuitive
guileful
knowledgeable
resourceful
devious
tricky
designing
sneaky
incisive
alert
cute
inventive
piercing
experienced
precocious
erudite
dodgy
beguiling
exceptional
razor-sharp
quick on the uptake
intellectual
fly
nimble
cagy
fast
Machiavellian
deceitful
shifty
cluey
aware
critical
supersmart
dexterous
US
ultrasmart
dextrous
UK
quick off the mark
observant
hyperintelligent
media-savvy
duplicitous
imaginative
slim
deceptive
sensitive
gifted
manipulative
deep
carny
vulpine
rapier-like
adroit
intriguing
learned
cerebral
creative
seasoned
fine
hardened
scholarly
worldly
deft
underhand
accomplished
gnostic
fiendish
in the know
whiz
conniving
talented
treacherous
plotting
adept
masterly
witty
educated
shady
sharpened
dishonest
disingenuous
probing
apt
sharp as a tack
far-seeing
razor-like
well-informed
agile
ready
furtive
crooked
stealthy
insidious
selective
expert
unscrupulous
capable
not born yesterday
crack
elite
refined
cultivated
excellent
virtuoso
traitorous
cultured
dissembling
superior
elusive
bluffing
insighted
tasteful
Einstein
whiz kid
double-dealing
dishonourable
UK
first-rate
dishonorable
US
eggheaded
first-class
illusory
captious
choice
whip
very intelligent
delusive
underhanded
exquisite
good
einstein
proficient
tactful
cool
razor sharp
inside
shark
astucious
calculated
uptown
penetrative
been around
having been around
analytical
wised up
on the inside
on top of
up on
keen-witted
complex
exacting
analytic
ratiocinative
detailed
vigilant
roguish
searching
secretive
acuminous
genial
well read
well-read
well educated
shrewdness
finely honed
crazy like a fox
sly like a fox
Janus-faced
thinking
exact
impish
arch
sneaking
mischievous
not missing a trick
smart as a tack
having smarts
quick on the trigger
knowing how many beans make five
nobody's fool
with all one's wits about one
understanding
instructed
alive
highbrow
together
comprehending
original
all there
very smart
secret
capable of learning
know how many beans make five
having a good head on one's shoulders
having no flies on
covert
untrustworthy
shonky
evasive
mean
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Slow to reveal emotion or opinions
reserved
withdrawn
cold
aloof
distant
unfriendly
cool
uncommunicative
reticent
unsociable
unforthcoming
quiet
silent
taciturn
unresponsive
remote
detached
standoffish
secretive
frigid
restrained
introverted
unapproachable
unemotional
chilly
formal
shy
retiring
dumb
closemouthed
offish
private
close
undemonstrative
laconic
guarded
reclusive
icy
solitary
diffident
modest
eremitic
bashful
demure
shrinking
inhibited
timid
misanthropic
constrained
mild
retired
conventional
prim
sedate
uncompanionable
serene
backward
composed
collected
snobbish
gentle
Olympian
ceremonious
peaceful
noncommittal
placid
tight-lipped
close-mouthed
stand-offish
media-shy
self-contained
self-restrained
self-effacing
soft-spoken
introvert
discreet
coy
non-communicative
sheepish
insecure
independent
repressed
self-conscious
isolated
antisocial
embarrassed
unsocial
ungregarious
insular
abashed
hermitical
hermit-like
hermitic
unrevealing
self-sufficient
all alone
mysterious
enigmatic
secret
cryptic
deep
dark
covert
clamlike
furtive
hushed
zipped
cagey
undercover
sly
backstairs
feline
tight-mouthed
on the QT
clammed up
buttoned up
in chambers
in privacy
in private
in the dark
in the background
playing your cards close to your chest
indifferent
unfeeling
emotionless
passionless
dispassionate
impassive
stiff
wooden
impersonal
frosty
phlegmatic
unconcerned
apathetic
stolid
stoical
cold-blooded
stoic
numb
affectless
impassible
self-controlled
calm
glacial
clinical
matter-of-fact
rigid
starchy
timorous
unassertive
chill
businesslike
unassuming
unsentimental
unwelcoming
stilted
meek
mum
UK
mom
US
unaffected
unspeaking
controlled
unbending
deadpan
flat
heartless
poker-faced
gelid
cool, calm and collected
bureaucratic
unpassioned
uncongenial
depersonalized
US
gray
US
grey
UK
colourless
UK
colorless
US
depersonalised
UK
forbidding
expressionless
unexpressive
austere
close-lipped
humble
dead
blank
stony
hollow
vacant
toneless
strictly business
bland
mousy
nowhere
imperturbable
nonemotional
unimpassioned
immovable
unmoved
laid back
uninterested
incurious
unconfident
stony-eyed
unenthusiastic
recessive
sober
mute
disinterested
unclubbable
asocial
lukewarm
standoff
nongregarious
unloving
uptight
haughty
unsympathetic
unexcitable
stuffy
dry
muted
untalkative
neutral
impartial
insensitive
cold-eyed
buttoned-up
tongue-tied
dummied up
keeping people at arm's length
not talkative
thick-skinned
pokerfaced
straight-faced
temperate
casual
suspicious
apprehensive
uncurious
vague
thoughtful
inward-looking
socially inhibited
costive
unsure
fearful
nervous
withdrawing
seclusive
anchoritic
eremitical
unwilling
reluctant
rabbity
unaffable
unexpansive
soulless
uppity
inhospitable
proud
wordless
speechless
insociable
arrogant
unpretentious
not forward
dried up
abstract
wouldn't say boo to a goose
inhuman
stuck-up
simple
voiceless
of few words
mean-looking
uncolored
straight
candid
equal
measured
nondiscriminatory
exact
precise
staid
put on airs
subdued
aw-shucks
uncaring
correct
proper
passive
natural
uninvolved
unostentatious
inflexible
tepid
plain
starched
affected
unobtrusive
unruffled
nonvocal
seemly
official
serious
impervious
ingenuous
impotent
ordinary
repellent
tranquil
polite
stone-cold
genuine
inarticulate
silentious
unheard
ardorless
unromantic
cold-shoulder
cold-hearted
loveless
artless
lowly
equable
unimpressed
struck dumb
saying nothing
unpretending
unaffectionate
inconspicuous
offhand
straight arrow
strait-laced
stiff-necked
by the numbers
unable to get a word out
closed up
at a loss for words
not saying boo
bereft of speech
lost for words
rational
insolent
annoyed
offended
impudent
impertinent
procacious
listless
unagitated
contained
inexpressive
callous
unambitious
unexcited
objective
blah
down-to-earth
uncompassionate
unimpressionable
coldhearted
obdurate
marble
level-headed
laid-back
cool-headed
hard-headed
hard-hearted
hard-boiled
along for the ride
going with the flow
rolling with the punches
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Marked by doubts or suspicions
distrustful
suspicious
mistrustful
doubtful
dubious
unsure
sceptical
UK
uncertain
skeptical
US
doubting
disbelieving
unbelieving
unconvinced
undecided
unsettled
incredulous
trustless
wary
cynical
questioning
negativistic
hinky
leery
suspecting
apprehensive
chary
careful
cagey
circumspect
uneasy
jealous
nervous
fearful
distrusting
uptight
show-me
lacking confidence
lacking trust
lacking faith
been hit before
guarded
watchful
untrusting
quizzical
hesitant
in doubt
iffy
anxious
jaundiced
paranoid
wondering
without faith
without belief
having reservations
not born yesterday
ambivalent
have misgivings
have reservations
mistrusting
shy
skittish
worried
insecure
on guard
possessive
solicitous
aporetic
pessimistic
hesitating
scoffing
nonbelieving
heedful
agnostic
suspect
unsatisfied
not believing
faithless
unimpressed
unpersuaded
unmoved
unenlightened
misbelieving
narrow-minded
freethinking
minimifidian
on the fence
non-believing
jaded
unassured
shaky
paranoiac
disillusioned
misanthropic
negative
obsessed
unreasonable
para
disenchanted
hardened
hard
bleak
black
over-suspicious
world-weary
hard-bitten
overly suspicious
having qualms
having misgivings
hard-boiled
irrationally anxious
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Tentative or unsure in acting or speaking
hesitant
doubtful
uncertain
undecided
unsure
wavering
irresolute
tentative
vacillating
indecisive
dubious
ambivalent
hesitating
dithering
iffy
sceptical
UK
skeptical
US
doubting
oscillating
nervous
reluctant
unpredictable
shy
backward
unwilling
havering
cunctatory
afraid
averse
uneager
shilly-shallying
in doubt
in two minds
in a dilemma
in a quandary
blowing hot and cold
half-hearted
on the horns of a dilemma
hanging back
having misgivings
having qualms
humming and hawing
faltering
timid
diffident
shaky
halting
unsteady
unconfident
disinclined
vacillatory
wobbly
unresolved
undetermined
unsettled
waffling
uncommitted
of two minds
indefinite
equivocating
torn
divided
on the fence
wishy-washy
unconvinced
unclear
fluctuating
equivocal
noncommittal
teetering
not sure
sitting on the fence
distrustful
hemming and hawing
mistrustful
trustless
vague
split
suspicious
fickle
weak
running hot and cold
hinky
weak-minded
ambiguous
borderline
on-the-fence
betwixt and between
up in the air
infirm
pending
loath
leery
vacillant
hot-and-cold
in the balance
debatable
perplexed
indeterminate
unstable
floating
open
pussyfooting
neutral
hazy
insecure
slow
pendulous
lazy
delaying
dawdling
faithless
agnostic
unfinished
unknown
unconfirmed
unascertained
weak-kneed
unestablished
chancy
shilly-shally
lacking confidence
hedging your bets
in the middle
dodgy
fluctuant
hot and cold
touch-and-go
unable to decide
like doubting Thomas
yet to be decided
without belief
open to question
confused
vexed
stumbling
changing
halfhearted
fearful
speculative
uneventful
astraddle
changeable
unassertive
shillyshallying
questionable
volatile
impartial
dilly-dallying
dicey
cagey
full of doubt
reticent
indisposed
in limbo
weak of mind
loth
cagy
fly-by-night
unsavory
US
questioning
unassured
unsavoury
UK
untrusty
moot
arguable
disputable
controversial
unconcluded
problematic
outstanding
inconclusive
confusing
paradoxical
conflicting
contradictory
on the back burner
on ice
open to doubt
two-edged
wobbling
swithering
pendent
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Sparing or economical with money
frugal
miserly
parsimonious
sparing
thrifty
stingy
tight
cheap
ungenerous
economical
scrimping
mingy
grasping
saving
provident
prudent
careful
economising
UK
economizing
US
chary
canny
unwasteful
cheeseparing
sensible
forehanded
tightwad
wary
meager
US
conserving
preserving
meagre
UK
meticulous
close-fisted
penny-pinching
tight-fisted
cheese-paring
penny-wise
mean
abstemious
close
chintzy
economic
shrewd
vigilant
wise
scrimpy
penurious
careful with money
illiberal
fuel-saving
fuel-efficient
energy-saving
energy-efficient
avaricious
budget-conscious
uncharitable
skinflinty
near
tightfisted
stewardly
pinching
closefisted
spare
stinting
pinchpenny
ungiving
money-conscious
Scrooge-like
cost-conscious
money-grubbing
greedy
pennywise
skimping
selfish
petty
curmudgeonly
covetous
grudging
churlish
acquisitive
miserable
costive
snoep
grabby
cheapskate
money-saving
hungry
rapacious
ironfisted
beggarly
skimpy
skinflint
money-grabbing
hoarding
mercenary
Scotch
prudential
practical
narrow
hard-fisted
tight-wad
financially savvy
scurvy
calculative
scrounging
extremely frugal
extremely thrifty
on a tight budget
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Cautious in nature, as if one is walking on one's toes
tiptoe
careful
wary
quiet
stealthy
creeping
sneaking
Adjective
▲
Not complete or absolute
qualified
conditional
contingent
guarded
equivocal
limited
provisional
reserved
restricted
adapted
adjusted
bounded
circumscribed
modified
amended
moderated
tentative
hesitant
refined
tempered
confined
partial
provisory
lessened
reduced
relative
restrictive
inconclusive
uncertain
unconfirmed
with conditions
with conditions attached
with reservations
with strings attached
granted on certain terms
not absolute
stipulatory
iffy
codicillary
fortuitous
obscure
reliant
relying on
with grain of salt
depending on
subject to
dependent upon
qualificatory
exclusive
selective
dependent
hypothetical
conditioned
subject to change
subject
depending
based on
hingeing on
resting on
dependent on
hanging on
controlled by
determined by
reliant on
proposed
contingent on
contingent upon
not firmed up
not carved in stone
tied to
bound up with
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Sly, cautious, and secretive
furtive
secret
covert
clandestine
surreptitious
sneaky
private
undercover
stealthy
underhand
sneaking
underground
backstairs
stealth
underhanded
privy
sly
sneak
hidden
secretive
conspiratorial
black
shifty
indirect
skulking
slinking
wily
slippery
cloaked
cunning
crafty
artful
shady
masked
foxy
evasive
guileful
tricky
scheming
disguised
calculating
circumspect
creepy
elusive
insidious
hush-hush
behind-the-scenes
hugger-mugger
hole-and-corner
under wraps
under-the-table
sub-rosa
behind someone's back
under the table
cloak and dagger
hole and corner
concealed
noiseless
catlike
silent
feline
enigmatic
catty
quiet
cloak-and-dagger
closet
veiled
shrouded
on the QT
back-alley
backstair
confidential
incognito
dark
devious
top-secret
fraudulent
dissembled
hole-in-the-corner
backdoor
duplicitous
unseen
designing
subtle
shonky
snide
slim
dirty
surprise
murky
unofficial
protected
closed
inside
classified
privileged
discreet
on the sly
low-down
on the quiet
hushed
intimate
backstage
restricted
esoteric
unknown
undisclosed
nonpublic
offstage
inconspicuous
untold
censored
unpublished
unrevealed
non-public
behind the scenes
under one's hat
not for publication
off the record
in camera
not to be disclosed
strictly confidential
not open
close to one's chest
not for circulation
not to be made public
not in the public domain
unbowed
intelligence
camouflaged
clever
spy
obscured
buried
incog
quick
unauthorized
US
fly
unauthorised
UK
ulterior
carny
cowardly
yellow
illegal
illicit
illegitimate
sub rosa
under-the-counter
in holes and corners
dishonest
deceitful
unscrupulous
crooked
shrewd
unprincipled
treacherous
dishonourable
UK
dodgy
unethical
slick
disreputable
immoral
Machiavellian
conniving
dubious
unfair
cheating
bent
beguiling
cagey
cute
insincere
cagy
fishy
unsporting
unsportsmanlike
snidey
ambiguous
clouded
mystic
occult
strange
obscure
unenlightened
deep
enigmatical
unintelligible
out-of-the-way
covered
mystical
oblique
errant
obliquitous
gimmicky
dishonorable
US
double-dealing
two-faced
Janus-faced
two-timing
in ambush
below the belt
playing politics
put on
playing games
not straightforward
faking one out
tête-à -tête
one-on-one
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Fussy, having particular tastes or whims
selective
fastidious
fussy
discriminating
picky
particular
choosy
exacting
demanding
discerning
pernickety
critical
nice
persnickety
careful
choosey
faddish
faddy
astute
scrupulous
discriminatory
tasteful
choicy
judicious
eclectic
select
hard to please
cherry-picking
a la carte
finicky
finical
finicking
delicate
fussbudgety
meticulous
refined
squeamish
acute
perceptive
mincing
dainty
old-maidish
sensitive
overnice
over-particular
nit-picking
sharp
pedantic
overparticular
punctilious
shrewd
wise
prissy
perspicacious
insightful
prudent
discriminative
cultivated
inflexible
cultured
nit-picky
intelligent
over-fastidious
clever
difficult to please
sagacious
penetrating
knowing
percipient
sage
bright
brilliant
knowledgeable
keen
sapient
opinionated
enlightened
ingenious
subtle
aware
piercing
difficult
erudite
nitpicking
sophisticated
overfastidious
gnostic
insighted
obsessive
fretful
clear-sighted
fuddy-duddy
smart
painstaking
impeccable
captious
rigorous
sticklerish
tough
anal
fussbudget
rough
fault-finding
fine
prudish
prim
pure
stuffy
puritanical
perfectionist
proper
hypercritical
overdelicate
Victorian
schoolmarmish
strait-laced
impossible to please
aesthetic
UK
esthetic
US
with good taste
exact
stickling
assiduous
heedful
conscionable
precious
punctual
picky-picky
old maidish
old womanish
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Casually calm and relaxed
unhurried
calm
easy
comfortable
cushy
pleasant
relaxing
sedate
agreeable
carefree
careful
cosy
UK
cozy
US
leisurely
measured
nonchalant
relaxed
reposeful
restful
stress-free
sympathetic
casual
comfy
deliberate
easeful
easygoing
leisured
obliging
temperate
tractable
tranquil
docile
lax
unburdensome
unoppressive
laid-back
easy-going
at ease
serene
content
satisfied
contented
safe
unworried
untroubled
placid
snug
homely
peaceful
guarded
heedful
happy
circumspect
wary
gratified
vigilant
at home
conservative
considerate
cheerful
mindful
at peace
indulgent
warm
comforted
protected
reassured
rested
soothed
restored
fresh
breezy
intimate
comforting
lazy
calming
soothing
undisturbed
homey
homy
undemanding
fun
secure
gemütlich
homelike
pleased
commodious
unexacting
fulfilled
thankful
complacent
cheery
blissful
joyful
delighted
chuffed
tickled
assuaged
joyous
glad
imperturbable
unruffled
chilled
appeased
together
happy-go-lucky
tickled pink
unfazed
pleased as punch
unflappable
alert
restrained
chary
attentive
watchful
apprehensive
aware
observant
gingerly
cagey
prudent
awake
protective
perceptive
leery
suspicious
moderate
on your toes
on guard
playing safe
on the watch
on the lookout
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Excessively concerned with rules and order
uptight
anxious
nervous
tense
worried
uneasy
edgy
jumpy
jittery
troubled
nervy
upset
perturbed
apprehensive
antsy
unquiet
insecure
dithery
queazy
aflutter
bothered
queasy
hinky
atwitter
goosey
concerned
restive
neurotic
withdrawn
conventional
strict
on edge
ill at ease
keyed up
het up
hung up
worked up
on tenterhooks
in a state
on pins and needles
old-fashioned
on the defensive
agitated
restless
twitchy
fidgety
wired
disturbed
distressed
stressed
overwrought
unsettled
fearful
stressy
strung out
in a tizzy
fretful
disquieted
discomposed
overstrung
highly strung
excited
frightened
strained
scared
flustered
strung up
toey
afraid
distraught
hyper
uncomfortable
spooked
hysterical
in a stew
shaky
unnerved
excitable
high-strung
like a cat on a hot tin roof
skittish
in a flap
alarmed
panicky
ruffled
wound up
disconcerted
discombobulated
shaken
spooky
squirrelly
windy
in a sweat
in a tizz
adrenalized
having kittens
tormented
in a state of agitation
unglued
flurried
in a twitter
vexed
dismayed
all of a dither
hesitant
shook up
like a cat on hot bricks
harassed
shy
anguished
a bundle of nerves
in a state of nerves
unstable
all of a lather
distracted
bugged
sensitive
in a cold sweat
unrelaxed
overanxious
worried sick
frantic
fraught
in a twit
brittle
embarrassed
in suspense
bundle of nerves
irked
sad
beside oneself
annoyed
uncertain
wrought up
unhappy
terrified
saddened
hot and bothered
grieved
hurt
trembling
self-conscious
in a dither
impatient
all of a doodah
discountenanced
timid
afflicted
pained
plagued
under stress
bashful
angsty
awkward
desperate
irritable
shocked
febrile
cut up
emotional
discomfited
all torn up
rattled
disconsolate
shaking
bricking oneself
choked
confused
shook
inconvenienced
gutted
beset
angstful
tortured
trepidatious
taut
irritated
hassled
timorous
fluttery
harrowed
frenzied
stressed out
bummed out
miserable
hectic
irrational
having butterflies in the stomach
dejected
despondent
suspicious
inhibited
shivery
unsure
depressed
feverish
doubtful
quaking
disappointed
fretting
heated
heavyhearted
sorrowful
inconsolable
grieving
overexcited
manic
angry
overwhelmed
fevered
nervous wreck
doleful
heartbroken
cheerless
mournful
hysteric
displeased
desolate
down
bereaved
rueful
muddled
miffed
bitter
blue
in a panic
despairing
heartsick
solicitous
provoked
woeful
like a fish out of water
flighty
wounded
unconfident
broken-hearted
brokenhearted
skittery
harried
woebegone
grief-stricken
at the end of your tether
careful
in a flat spin
waiting for the axe to fall
angst-ridden
fazed
furious
reserved
startled
introverted
mousy
retiring
overactive
mad
irresolute
nail-biting
feeling anxious
exercised
quivering
gauche
graceless
distrait
crazy
suffering
wretched
disoriented
out of place
wrought-up
stiff
devastated
traumatized
US
morose
broken
melancholy
dolorous
pressured
thrown
unsteady
clutched
angered
hot under the collar
unrestful
frozen
in turmoil
weeping
wrecked
hurting
aggravated
low
gun-shy
aghast
frazzled
mourning
haunted
crushed
agonized
US
dolesome
white-knuckled
under a strain
up the wall
pestered
unzipped
swivel-eyed
sorrowing
bewailing
persecuted
bemoaning
wailing
agonised
UK
aching
traumatised
UK
a wreck
broken up
riled
shot to pieces
beside yourself
panic-stricken
under pressure
exacerbated
chagrined
mortified
lily-livered
flipped out
panic-struck
frayed
tongue-tied
put out
stir-crazy
worried stiff
troublous
with one's stomach in knots
in pain
heavy with grief
running scared
racked with suffering
overcome with sorrow
with your heart in your mouth
racked with pain
waiting with bated breath
hag-ridden
easily frightened
easily agitated
volatile
flushed
intense
creepy
overemotional
aquiver
daunted
nerve-racking
stressful
fractious
unreluctant
Delphic
unassured
unpoised
histrionic
hyped-up
afire
atingle
hyperexcited
disorientated
indecisive
tentative
nerves on edge
oversensitive
dithering
wavering
vacillating
all wound up
swithering
erratic
all of a flutter
turbulent
easily upset
unpeaceful
watchful
discomforted
active
fidgeting
itchy
spasmodic
fitful
wrung
bewildered
dreading
exasperated
zipped up
hot
juiced up
worrying
champing at the bit
in a spin
falling apart
strange
perplexed
lost
a basket case
sweating bullets
shrinking
all nerves
asea
on the qui vive
tossing and turning
lacking social skills
overtaxed
taxed
emotive
shaking in one's shoes
tied up in knots
biting one's nails
agog
in a frenzy
in a lather
unnatural
avid
having cabin fever
mentally unsettled
blushing
peeved
faltering
anxiously waiting
nervously awaiting
fearfully anticipating
apprehensively expecting
foreboding
mistrustful
weak
in a funk
in a blue funk
forlorn
sullen
disheartened
tearing one's hair out
emotionally charged
strung-up
offended
fretted
all agog
open-mouthed
having stage fright
biting nails
having cold feet
having a funny feeling
terrorized
US
melancholic
discouraged
heavy-hearted
glum
aggrieved
downcast
verklempt
with bated breath
diffident
cowed
hounded
in disorder
amazed
reticent
wild
basket case
joyless
tearful
demoralised
UK
dispirited
tristful
down-hearted
demoralized
US
downhearted
beleaguered
affrighted
petrified
stirred
come apart
psyched out
irate
hyperactive
frenetic
browbeaten
fierce
at sixes and sevens
enraged
touchy
high
affected
terror-stricken
abashed
rabid
crazed
pressurized
US
delirious
gloomy
droopy
sombre
UK
teary
sorry
crestfallen
weepy
burnt
sore
hangdog
heartsore
cast down
burned
wistful
somber
US
contused
maniacal
inelegant
raving
ireful
horror-struck
scary
horrified
hurried
rushed
unassertive
inflamed
uncontrolled
wooden
coy
deranged
ferocious
insane
demented
pressurised
UK
hunted
wrathful
chicken-hearted
yellow
numb
chicken
scared stiff
rabbity
sissy
butterflies
jellyfish
berserk
clumsy
in tears
down in the mouth
in grief
down in the dumps
in doldrums
low-spirited
in the dumps
undemonstrative
violent
indignant
unhinged
worked-up
guarded
hard-pressed
with one's back up against the wall
up against it
under the cosh
at the end of one's rope
roused
unresponsive
terrorised
UK
freaked-out
wound-up
keyed-up
fired-up
hot-and-bothered
strung-out
raging
throwing a wobbly
reluctant
cold
steamed up
out of your mind
berko
wary
hot under collar
all shook up
corybantic
in fear and trepidation
very scared
pushing the panic button
have cold feet
numb with fear
unscrewed
passionless
stilted
acrimonious
weird
zonkers
ungraceful
rustic
rustical
out of control
weirded out
freaked out
spazzed out
last-minute
wigged out
at wits' end
rough-hewn
white knuckled
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Reluctant to proceed due to doubts or uncertainty
reluctant
disinclined
indisposed
loath
unwilling
averse
slow
hesitant
reticent
discouraged
squeamish
uneager
wary
against
disheartened
hesitating
loth
queasy
afraid
calculating
chary
remiss
chary of
afraid to
bashful about
hesitant about
coy about
opposed to
shy about
diffident about
ashamed to
not in favour of
not in the mood
hanging back
opposed
resistant
hostile
cagey
antagonistic
cagy
unenthusiastic
backward
dubious
unprepared
uninclined
antipathetic
inimical
scared
ill-disposed
shy of
embarrassed
ashamed
afraid of
frightened
recalcitrant
undisposed
suspicious
dismayed
not disposed
not keen
restiff
unenthusiastic about
averse to
cautious with
circumspect about
queasy about
mind
sweer
disrelish
jib at
baulk at
shrink from
flinch from
recoil from
demur at
not about
stick at
vacillate about
have scruples about
have qualms about
shy away from
waver about
anti
unfriendly
opposing
have misgivings about
have reservations about
boggle at
think twice about
not have the heart to
be cagey about
contrary
agin
unfavourable
UK
allergic
unfavorable
US
nasty
perverse
disliking
down on
resistant to
ill-disposed to
hostile to
antipathetic to
antagonistic to
unfavourably disposed to
having no use for
unsympathetic
dead set against
negative
set against
adversarial
inhospitable
jaundiced
adversary
mortal
aggressive
combative
at odds
at odds with
dissenting from
at variance with
in disagreement with
on the warpath
inimical to
uncooperative
confrontational
disobliging
unwelcoming
cool
cold
belligerent
contra
opposite
contentious
quarrelsome
oppugnant
adverse to
in opposition
acting in opposition
rebellious
disobedient
antagonistic towards
ill-disposed towards
unsupportive of
disapproving of
defiant
intractable
dissident
intransigent
challenging
unyielding
disinclined to accept
reluctant to accept
unwilling to accept
incompatible
at variance
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Absorbed in thought
thoughtful
contemplative
meditative
pensive
reflective
introspective
ruminative
cogitative
musing
absorbed
analytical
engrossed
preoccupied
ruminant
thinking
wistful
brooding
dreamy
museful
philosophical
solemn
broody
deliberative
rapt
calculating
discerning
philosophic
pondering
reflecting
wary
dreaming
earnest
grave
intent
observant
observative
prayerful
retrospective
serious
deep in thought
immersed in thought
lost in thought
in a brown study
studious
speculative
reasoning
deep
excogitative
deep-thinking
meditating
daydreaming
probing
attentive
inward-looking
self-absorbed
self-examining
ruminating
contemplating
rational
logical
indrawn
solipsistic
considered
introverted
deliberate
self-contained
self-analysing
self-observing
soul-searching
abstracted
lost
reasonable
cerebral
intellectual
melancholy
cogitating
cultured
sensible
deliberating
judicious
self-centered
US
sober
quiet
profound
in brown study
with your head in the clouds
self-interested
self-centred
UK
measured
keen
careful
prudent
astute
nostalgic
yearning
pondersome
intriguing
longing
desirous
wishful
homesick
in a reverie
thinking about
miles away
mulling things over
introvert
subjective
inner-directed
navel-gazing
recollective
pining
languishing
lovesick
lovelorn
more ❯
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