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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
Fabian or delaying
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
timid
Argus-eyed
open-eyed
diplomatic
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
unenterprising
sensible
correct
loath
sceptical
UK
dubious
mistrustful
doubtful
on tiptoe
delicate
picky
persnickety
nice
wide awake
discerning
hawk-eyed
sharp-eyed
non-committal
afraid
nervous
averse
disinclined
gimlet-eyed
beady-eyed
conscious
keeping one's eyes peeled
gradual
keeping a weather eye on things
unadventurous
iffy
inhibited
constrained
skeptical
US
considered
protective
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
calm
sensitive
patient
secretive
sage
overcareful
overcautious
squeamish
dainty
watching
evasive
elusive
tight-lipped
taking notice
playing your cards close to your chest
forehanded
forearmed
farsighted
equivocal
wakeful
with one's eyes open
keeping one's eyes skinned
hooked
glued
unsleeping
hip
low
intelligent
with one's eyes skinned
psyched up
keeping a weather eye open
switched on
keeping one's eyes open
timorous
traditional
unimaginative
unexciting
conventional
strategic
unexaggerated
understated
judgmatic
judgmatical
civil
detailed
uncreative
straight
boring
strait-laced
narrow-minded
square
stay-at-home
stuffy
limited
self-protective
expectant
worldly-wise
slow
microscopic
kid-glove
stick-in-the-mud
uptight
studious
demanding
having foresight
on lookout
not rash
pedantic
active
conscionable
stickling
nitpicking
duteous
punctual
perky
quick
levelheaded
rational
logical
pragmatic
deep
reasoned
white-glove
dotting the i's
ultra-careful
crossing the t's
nit-picky
continuous
upon one's guard
mature
unspectacular
fully awake
heads up
wide-eyed
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
sober
steady
well thought-out
well-grounded
ongoing
continuing
plodding
even
tolerant
modest
regular
happening slowly
mild
easy
lenient
disciplined
peaceable
abstinent
slow but sure
cognizant
not given to excesses
compromising
untroubled
not excessive
conversant
witting
sentient
knowledgeable
ware
knowing
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
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
obliging
cultivated
gentlemanly
ladylike
chivalrous
genteel
complaisant
well-behaved
well mannered
well-mannered
well bred
well-bred
refined
attentive
solicitous
deferential
proper
civilized
US
gallant
affable
courtly
pleasant
decent
debonair
formal
elegant
well behaved
well brought up
well-spoken
well spoken
civilised
UK
liberal
canny
cultured
mindful
sophisticated
unselfish
respectable
smart
nifty
charming
accommodating
cooperative
correct
dignified
punctilious
mild
amenable
good-natured
neighborly
US
obsequious
concerned
friendly
neighbourly
UK
condescending
amiable
sociable
bland
good-mannered
nice
couth
circumspect
befitting
graceful
accomplished
de rigueur
well brought-up
forbearing
like a sport
genial
soft-spoken
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
considerate
politic
reasonable
sound
rational
informed
considered
thoughtful
enlightened
practical
expedient
sane
sage
sober
well-advised
well-judged
mature
devious
scheming
designing
Machiavellian
manipulative
levelheaded
level-headed
realistic
pragmatic
guileful
disingenuous
conniving
unscrupulous
contriving
responsible
slim
safe
premeditating
gingerly
chary
guarded
diplomatic
commonsensical
percipient
insightful
advisable
strategic
logical
desirable
judgmatic
tactical
judgmatical
efficacious
accurate
judicial
sophisticated
thorough
seemly
profound
keen
seasonable
just
common-sense
well advised
well judged
farsighted
well thought out
brilliant
bright
brainy
resourceful
genius
tricky
intuitive
knowledgeable
cute
sneaky
incisive
alert
inventive
piercing
dodgy
beguiling
fly
cagy
nimble
precocious
experienced
erudite
exceptional
deceitful
shifty
razor-sharp
quick on the uptake
intellectual
dexterous
US
fast
dextrous
UK
cluey
aware
deceptive
critical
duplicitous
vulpine
supersmart
carny
ultrasmart
adroit
intriguing
quick off the mark
observant
hyperintelligent
media-savvy
adept
imaginative
dishonest
sensitive
gifted
underhand
deep
insidious
rapier-like
learned
witty
cerebral
creative
seasoned
masterly
fine
hardened
scholarly
deft
worldly
accomplished
gnostic
fiendish
in the know
whiz
proficient
treacherous
talented
apt
agile
ready
plotting
double-dealing
educated
shady
sharpened
probing
sharp as a tack
far-seeing
razor-like
well-informed
cool
untrustworthy
furtive
crooked
shonky
stealthy
selective
expert
capable
not born yesterday
crack
elite
refined
cultivated
excellent
virtuoso
highbrow
traitorous
cultured
mischievous
dissembling
superior
elusive
bluffing
insighted
tasteful
Einstein
whiz kid
dishonourable
UK
first-rate
dishonorable
US
eggheaded
first-class
illusory
captious
choice
whip
very intelligent
delusive
underhanded
exquisite
tactful
good
einstein
cheating
razor sharp
uptown
dirty
penetrative
been around
having been around
roguish
keen-witted
analytical
secretive
full of plans
inside
shark
astucious
calculated
searching
complex
exacting
analytic
ratiocinative
detailed
vigilant
acuminous
genial
well read
well-read
well educated
shrewdness
finely honed
impish
arch
sneaking
thinking
exact
wised up
on the inside
on top of
up on
not missing a trick
enterprising
conspiratorial
secret
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
crazy like a fox
sly like a fox
Janus-faced
understanding
instructed
alive
together
comprehending
original
covert
all there
very smart
capable of learning
know how many beans make five
having a good head on one's shoulders
having no flies on
evasive
mean
planful
pointed
flippant
cheeky
facetious
sarcastic
sassy
insolent
saucy
highbrowed
flip
humorous
smart-aleck
bold
tongue-in-cheek
fresh
smart-alecky
whimsical
droll
brazen
jocular
jesting
bantering
smarty-pants
nifty
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
coy
sheepish
discreet
controlled
self-controlled
non-communicative
insecure
repressed
self-conscious
embarrassed
independent
abashed
isolated
antisocial
unsocial
insular
ungregarious
hermit-like
hermitic
hermitical
unrevealing
inward-looking
meek
timorous
indrawn
self-sufficient
contemplative
pensive
self-absorbed
thoughtful
self-interested
recessive
all alone
meditative
reflective
ruminative
inner-directed
self-centred
UK
introspective
self-centered
US
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 background
in the dark
playing your cards close to your chest
unassertive
humble
unassuming
unconfident
unpretentious
nervous
apprehensive
hesitant
mousy
blushing
fearful
lonesome
uptight
unassured
unobtrusive
lone
lowly
aw-shucks
reluctant
haughty
wary
indifferent
lonely
unconcerned
unpresuming
frosty
unclubbable
shamefaced
asocial
companionless
standoff
brooding
rabbity
unbending
friendless
nongregarious
dry
deserted
withdrawing
eremitical
ill at ease
buttoned-up
cold-eyed
impersonal
uncertain
uneasy
mom
US
chary
unsure
anxious
overmodest
incurious
uninterested
anchoritic
unaffable
uncomfortable
casual
suspicious
distrustful
disinterested
sequestered
mum
UK
resigned
abstracted
mim
preoccupied
uninvolved
forsaken
nice
uppity
hermetic
self-doubting
tongue-tied
alone
unaggressive
down-to-earth
close-lipped
by oneself
avoidant
individual
prudish
disdainful
uncurious
passionless
unamiable
solo
doubting
verecund
recoiling
blushful
seclusive
mute
unneighbourly
uncongenial
socially inhibited
faint-hearted
cynical
hung up
docile
speechless
easily embarrassed
alienated
inconspicuous
inhospitable
apologetic
unexpansive
hermitlike
passive
low-key
subdued
unspeaking
rude
uncivil
mopey
mopish
unneighborly
hostile
simple
ineffectual
worried
unwilling to mix with other people
unboastful
not forward
low-profile
unostentatious
unnoticeable
temperate
untalkative
unwilling
unpretending
inarticulate
inaccessible
inapproachable
scowling
chaste
unexpressive
proper
sententious
deferential
lacking confidence
seemly
sparing
lacking self-confidence
curt
antagonistic
dour
dispassionate
sullen
moderate
prudent
not self-assured
dummied up
scary
fearsome
skittish
tremulous
fainthearted
dried up
self-deprecating
wouldn't say boo to a goose
keeping a low profile
stuck-up
abandoned
self-deprecatory
dried-up
musing
colourless
UK
indeterminate
pale
colorless
US
plain
solipsistic
desolate
ascetic
removed
unaccompanied
estranged
apart
separate
insulated
forlorn
segregated
monastic
immune
subjective
destitute
unconnected
secluse
recluse
laid-back
stuck up
putting on airs
troubled
lost in thought
restless
unsettled
tense
discomposed
edgy
soul-searching
self-observing
self-analysing
navel-gazing
self-examining
deep in thought
camera-shy
by itself
to one side
cut off
jittery
strained
perturbed
bothered
antsy
unrelaxed
nervy
unpoised
ashamed
unquiet
awkward
discomforted
disquieted
discomfited
lacking social skills
on edge
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
untrusting
hesitant
watchful
anxious
quizzical
wondering
in doubt
having reservations
ambivalent
iffy
mistrusting
jaundiced
have misgivings
have reservations
paranoid
skittish
shy
worried
without faith
without belief
not born yesterday
insecure
possessive
solicitous
on guard
hesitating
tentative
unresolved
on the fence
irresolute
wavering
vacillating
aporetic
dithering
agnostic
pessimistic
indecisive
shilly-shallying
in a dilemma
of two minds
in two minds
blowing hot and cold
faithless
faltering
indefinite
waffling
scoffing
nonbelieving
heedful
teetering
fluctuating
divided
uncommitted
perplexed
undetermined
torn
vague
unclear
hazy
equivocating
shaky
split
oscillating
equivocal
noncommittal
in a quandary
sitting on the fence
on the horns of a dilemma
betwixt and between
like doubting Thomas
running hot and cold
hemming and hawing
not sure
suspect
unsatisfied
not believing
unenlightened
misbelieving
narrow-minded
freethinking
unimpressed
unpersuaded
unmoved
minimifidian
confused
vexed
curious
inquisitive
non-believing
pussyfooting
jaded
wobbling
floating
inquiring
US
probing
unassured
swithering
paranoiac
prying
wishy-washy
unfinished
pendent
inquisitorial
nosy
interrogative
hedging your bets
in the middle
searching
disillusioned
misanthropic
negative
enquiring
UK
obsessed
unreasonable
para
disenchanted
hardened
hard
bleak
black
over-suspicious
world-weary
hard-bitten
ambiguous
overly suspicious
having qualms
having misgivings
hard-boiled
halting
diffident
unconfident
irrationally anxious
unreliable
conditional
unpredictable
problematical
chancy
dicey
capricious
whimsical
in the balance
fluctuant
up in the air
touch-and-go
in lap of gods
erratic
incalculable
in the lap of the gods
problematic
fishy
risky
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
timid
faltering
diffident
unsteady
unconfident
halting
shaky
disinclined
vacillatory
wobbly
unresolved
undetermined
unsettled
waffling
uncommitted
indefinite
of two minds
equivocating
torn
divided
on the fence
fluctuating
wishy-washy
unconvinced
teetering
unclear
equivocal
noncommittal
sitting on the fence
not sure
fickle
suspicious
distrustful
hemming and hawing
mistrustful
trustless
vague
split
weak
up in the air
running hot and cold
hinky
weak-minded
ambiguous
vacillant
borderline
on-the-fence
in the balance
betwixt and between
infirm
pending
leery
debatable
chancy
loath
fluctuant
hot-and-cold
touch-and-go
perplexed
indeterminate
unstable
pussyfooting
floating
insecure
changeable
unknown
faithless
agnostic
unascertained
unestablished
unconfirmed
hazy
open
problematic
weak-kneed
volatile
unfinished
neutral
dicey
dodgy
slow
pendulous
lazy
delaying
dawdling
yet to be decided
hot and cold
open to question
hedging your bets
in the middle
unable to decide
like doubting Thomas
shilly-shally
lacking confidence
without belief
confused
vexed
stumbling
speculative
questionable
unassertive
uneventful
astraddle
dilly-dallying
shillyshallying
inconstant
changing
halfhearted
fearful
wobbling
not definite
impartial
swithering
in limbo
cagey
pendent
reticent
indisposed
loth
cagy
full of doubt
weak of mind
fly-by-night
unsavory
US
questioning
unassured
unsavoury
UK
untrusty
moot
unreliable
disputable
outstanding
arguable
conditional
controversial
problematical
unconcluded
capricious
whimsical
erratic
incalculable
fishy
risky
on ice
open to doubt
on the back burner
in lap of gods
in the lap of the gods
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
selfish
pennywise
skimping
grudging
curmudgeonly
covetous
churlish
snoep
petty
skinflint
acquisitive
costive
miserable
money-grabbing
cheapskate
beggarly
skimpy
money-saving
grabby
hungry
pinchfisted
prudential
practical
Scotch
rapacious
ironfisted
hard-fisted
not generous
scanty
hoarding
tight-wad
puritanical
ascetic
masochistic
derisory
scrounging
abject
sordid
ignoble
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
incidental
fortuitous
obscure
reliant
relying on
with grain of salt
depending on
subject to
dependent upon
dependent
qualificatory
exclusive
selective
hypothetical
conditioned
subject to change
proposed
contingent on
hingeing on
based on
resting on
controlled by
dependent on
not firmed up
contingent upon
hanging on
not carved in stone
tied to
determined by
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
devious
fraudulent
confidential
hole-in-the-corner
incognito
dark
top-secret
duplicitous
designing
subtle
shonky
dirty
snide
slim
obscured
buried
surprise
murky
dissembled
backdoor
on the sly
unseen
low-down
on the quiet
camouflaged
shorthanded
clever
unbowed
incog
ulterior
unauthorized
US
fly
unauthorised
UK
quick
carny
cowardly
yellow
illegal
illicit
illegitimate
sub rosa
under-the-counter
in holes and corners
intelligence
dishonest
deceitful
unscrupulous
spy
crooked
shrewd
ambiguous
clouded
mystic
occult
strange
obscure
unenlightened
deep
enigmatical
unintelligible
out-of-the-way
covered
mystical
unprincipled
treacherous
dishonourable
UK
dodgy
unethical
creep
underneath
slick
disreputable
immoral
Machiavellian
in ambush
conniving
dubious
unfair
cheating
bent
beguiling
cagey
cute
insincere
cagy
fishy
unsporting
unsportsmanlike
snidey
oblique
errant
obliquitous
gimmicky
dishonorable
US
double-dealing
two-faced
Janus-faced
two-timing
unofficial
below the belt
protected
playing politics
put on
playing games
not straightforward
faking one out
closed
inside
classified
privileged
discreet
hushed
intimate
backstage
restricted
esoteric
unknown
undisclosed
nonpublic
offstage
inconspicuous
untold
censored
unpublished
unrevealed
non-public
top secret
behind the scenes
under one's hat
tête-à -tête
not for publication
off the record
in camera
not to be disclosed
strictly confidential
not open
close to one's chest
not for circulation
one-on-one
not to be made public
not in the public domain
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
overnice
over-particular
nit-picking
overparticular
pedantic
sensitive
punctilious
prissy
discriminative
over-fastidious
inflexible
nit-picky
difficult to please
keen
opinionated
sharp
difficult
nitpicking
overfastidious
obsessive
fretful
fuddy-duddy
impeccable
painstaking
captious
rigorous
sticklerish
tough
anal
fussbudget
rough
fault-finding
cultivated
fine
prudish
prim
pure
stuffy
puritanical
perfectionist
proper
insightful
shrewd
perspicacious
hypercritical
overdelicate
cultured
discriminational
differential
Victorian
schoolmarmish
strait-laced
impossible to please
aesthetic
UK
artistic
individualizing
US
individualising
UK
wise
esthetic
US
prudent
with good taste
exact
stickling
assiduous
heedful
conscionable
precious
punctual
picky-picky
old maidish
old womanish
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Fabian or delaying
Fabian
delaying
attritional
circumspect
cunctative
procrastinating
stalling
dallying
deferring
temporizing
US
postponing
time-wasting
dilly-dallying
shelving
tabling
loitering
lingering
dawdling
tarrying
dilatory
putting off
temporising
UK
moratory
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
contented
placid
untroubled
peaceful
content
satisfied
safe
unworried
undisturbed
snug
homely
guarded
heedful
happy
calming
soothing
circumspect
wary
gratified
vigilant
at home
conservative
considerate
cheerful
chilled
mindful
at peace
indulgent
warm
comforted
protected
reassured
breezy
rested
comforting
lazy
soothed
restored
fresh
fun
intimate
homey
homy
quiet
undemanding
pleased
secure
gemütlich
homelike
fulfilled
commodious
unexacting
sleepy
thankful
complacent
cheery
blissful
joyful
delighted
chuffed
tickled
assuaged
joyous
glad
imperturbable
stilly
arcadian
still
languid
hushed
pacific
tranquillizing
UK
unruffled
inactive
soporific
unexcited
unanxious
motionless
retired
appeased
together
happy-go-lucky
tickled pink
unfazed
pleased as punch
unflappable
tranquilizing
US
alert
restrained
chary
free from interference
free from disturbance
attentive
watchful
apprehensive
aware
observant
free from interruption
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
disturbed
wired
unsettled
stressed
fearful
distressed
overwrought
strung out
fretful
stressy
disquieted
in a tizzy
strained
overstrung
highly strung
discomposed
toey
afraid
frightened
strung up
scared
uncomfortable
flustered
shaky
spooked
in a stew
like a cat on a hot tin roof
excitable
excited
unnerved
high-strung
hyper
skittish
alarmed
in a sweat
spooky
squirrelly
hysterical
windy
in a state of agitation
in a flap
in a tizz
shaken
ruffled
discombobulated
all of a dither
hesitant
in a state of nerves
distraught
like a cat on hot bricks
disconcerted
in a twitter
having kittens
panicky
shy
all of a lather
a bundle of nerves
vexed
tormented
worried sick
unstable
dismayed
flurried
in suspense
sensitive
harassed
wrought up
overanxious
in a twit
unrelaxed
unglued
anguished
shook up
bugged
brittle
wound up
bundle of nerves
in a dither
embarrassed
all of a doodah
adrenalized
uncertain
self-conscious
in a cold sweat
trembling
impatient
timid
irked
bricking oneself
sad
under stress
angsty
awkward
irritable
bashful
saddened
unhappy
grieved
hurt
rattled
annoyed
shaking
choked
discomfited
discountenanced
confused
terrified
pained
irritated
afflicted
inconvenienced
beset
trepidatious
taut
plagued
fluttery
stressed out
cut up
all torn up
timorous
fraught
unsure
febrile
having butterflies in the stomach
disconsolate
shivery
inhibited
quaking
shocked
disappointed
fretting
manic
nervous wreck
suspicious
doubtful
displeased
shook
muddled
gutted
miffed
blue
beside oneself
angstful
solicitous
like a fish out of water
hassled
tortured
unconfident
harrowed
bummed out
skittery
harried
hot and bothered
waiting for the axe to fall
careful
waiting with bated breath
distracted
miserable
irresolute
reserved
introverted
mousy
dejected
despondent
nail-biting
feeling anxious
out of place
exercised
depressed
grieving
graceless
irrational
fazed
gauche
fevered
heavyhearted
sorrowful
inconsolable
retiring
mournful
disoriented
hysteric
doleful
heartbroken
cheerless
quivering
emotional
stiff
frazzled
pressured
down
bereaved
rueful
thrown
unsteady
desolate
clutched
angered
frozen
in turmoil
despairing
heartsick
aggravated
white-knuckled
low
woeful
gun-shy
broken-hearted
brokenhearted
aghast
wounded
up the wall
pestered
provoked
unrestful
frayed
woebegone
a wreck
broken up
riled
shot to pieces
under pressure
exacerbated
chagrined
mortified
grief-stricken
lily-livered
tongue-tied
put out
worried stiff
troublous
with one's stomach in knots
running scared
with your heart in your mouth
angst-ridden
flighty
twittering
indecisive
tentative
volatile
easily frightened
easily agitated
dithering
wavering
vacillating
fractious
nerve-racking
stressful
overemotional
faltering
unnatural
swithering
Delphic
unassured
unpoised
blushing
shrinking
disorientated
caught up
overtaxed
taxed
angry
histrionic
all wound up
nerves on edge
creepy
frisky
all of a flutter
easily upset
discomforted
turbulent
bewildered
distrustful
unpeaceful
exasperated
oversensitive
active
fidgeting
itchy
spasmodic
fitful
erratic
feverish
champing at the bit
worrying
watchful
strange
perplexed
lost
dreading
stir-crazy
falling apart
lacking social skills
asea
in a spin
wrung
tied up in knots
biting one's nails
tossing and turning
shaking in one's shoes
anxiously waiting
nervously awaiting
fearfully anticipating
apprehensively expecting
a basket case
sweating bullets
in a flat spin
foreboding
mistrustful
agog
overexcited
all nerves
distrait
weak
on the qui vive
avid
peeved
forlorn
sullen
disheartened
in a frenzy
in a lather
having stage fright
biting nails
having cold feet
having a funny feeling
frantic
offended
fretted
melancholic
discouraged
heavy-hearted
glum
aggrieved
downcast
all agog
open-mouthed
terrorized
US
verklempt
unzipped
joyless
tearful
demoralised
UK
dispirited
tristful
down-hearted
demoralized
US
downhearted
in a funk
in a blue funk
with bated breath
diffident
in disorder
amazed
cowed
basket case
reticent
hounded
come apart
psyched out
startled
affrighted
petrified
gloomy
droopy
sombre
UK
teary
sorry
crestfallen
weepy
burnt
sore
hangdog
heartsore
cast down
burned
wistful
somber
US
contused
inelegant
at sixes and sevens
beleaguered
terror-stricken
abashed
wooden
browbeaten
clumsy
in tears
down in the mouth
in grief
down in the dumps
in doldrums
low-spirited
in the dumps
horror-struck
scary
horrified
pressurized
US
unassertive
coy
hurried
rushed
chicken-hearted
yellow
numb
chicken
scared stiff
rabbity
sissy
butterflies
jellyfish
wretched
undemonstrative
pressurised
UK
hunted
guarded
devastated
traumatized
US
morose
broken
melancholy
bitter
dolorous
stilted
in a panic
terrorised
UK
unresponsive
hard-pressed
with one's back up against the wall
up against it
at the end of your tether
under the cosh
at the end of one's rope
hag-ridden
reluctant
cold
weeping
overwhelmed
wrecked
hurting
ungraceful
wary
in fear and trepidation
very scared
pushing the panic button
have cold feet
numb with fear
passionless
mourning
haunted
crushed
agonized
US
dolesome
rustic
rustical
rough-hewn
sorrowing
bewailing
persecuted
bemoaning
wailing
agonised
UK
suffering
aching
traumatised
UK
under a strain
in pain
heavy with grief
racked with suffering
overcome with sorrow
racked with pain
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
backward
dubious
cagey
opposed
cagy
resistant
doubtful
wavering
unprepared
unsure
diffident
shy
irresolute
tentative
vacillating
timid
antipathetic
hostile
unenthusiastic
antagonistic
indecisive
sceptical
UK
skeptical
US
ill-disposed
faltering
uncertain
undecided
halting
iffy
uninclined
doubting
unpredictable
vacillatory
inimical
half-hearted
recalcitrant
scared
nervous
not disposed
unconfident
shy of
shaky
pendulous
lazy
delaying
dawdling
in doubt
vacillant
in two minds
in a dilemma
in a quandary
on the horns of a dilemma
shilly-shally
lacking confidence
embarrassed
reserved
undisposed
ashamed
afraid of
balking
US
not ready
uncaring
not minded
not keen
frightened
nervous about
unenthusiastic about
sticking
unsympathetic
objecting
shying
protesting
baulking
UK
dismayed
suspicious
averse to
unsteady
cautious with
circumspect about
queasy about
equivocal
unsettled
ambiguous
unresolved
undetermined
unconvinced
unconfirmed
wobbly
distrustful
leery
indefinite
fly-by-night
unsavory
US
questioning
unassured
unsavoury
UK
mistrustful
chancy
trustless
untrusty
touch-and-go
anti
unfriendly
opposing
contrary
agin
ambivalent
unfavourable
UK
allergic
dithering
unfavorable
US
nasty
disliking
perverse
oscillating
down on
resistant to
hostile to
antipathetic to
ill-disposed to
antagonistic to
unfavourably disposed to
havering
cunctatory
having no use for
shilly-shallying
blowing hot and cold
humming and hawing
having qualms
having misgivings
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
probing
meditating
daydreaming
attentive
ruminating
contemplating
rational
logical
considered
solipsistic
deliberate
inward-looking
self-examining
self-absorbed
soul-searching
contrivable
devisable
abstracted
lost
reasonable
melancholy
cerebral
intellectual
cogitating
cultured
sensible
deliberating
judicious
sober
quiet
profound
in brown study
with your head in the clouds
measured
keen
careful
prudent
astute
nostalgic
yearning
longing
desirous
wishful
homesick
in a reverie
introverted
thinking about
miles away
mulling things over
indrawn
introvert
subjective
self-contained
self-analysing
self-observing
inner-directed
navel-gazing
recollective
pining
languishing
lovesick
lovelorn
more ❯
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