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Synonyms for circumspect
ˈsɜr kəmˌspɛktcir·cum·spect

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Wiktionary4.0 / 1 vote

  1. circumspectadjective

    Carefully aware of all circumstances; considerate of all that is pertinent.

    Being aware of the danger of upsetting her audience, she was somewhat circumspect in her comments.

    Synonyms:
    wary, thoughtful, cautious, prudent

English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 1 vote

  1. circumspect

    Vigilant implies more sustained activity and more intelligent volition than alert; one may be habitually alert by reason of native quickness of perception and thought, or one may be momentarily alert under some excitement or expectancy; one who is vigilant is so with thoughtful purpose. One is vigilant against danger or harm; he may be alert or watchful for good as well as against evil; he is wary in view of suspected stratagem, trickery, or treachery. A person may be wakeful because of some merely physical excitement or excitability, as through insomnia; yet he may be utterly careless and negligent in his wakefulness, the reverse of watchful; a person who is truly watchful must keep himself wakeful while on watch, in which case wakeful has something of mental quality. Watchful, from the Saxon, and vigilant, from the Latin, are almost exact equivalents; but vigilant has somewhat more of sharp definiteness and somewhat more suggestion of volition; one may be habitually watchful; one is vigilant of set purpose and for direct cause, as in the presence of an enemy. Compare ALERT.

    Synonyms:
    alert, awake, careful, cautious, on the alert, on the lookout, sleepless, vigilant, wakeful, wary, watchful, wide-awake

    Antonyms:
    careless, drowsy, dull, heedless, inattentive, incautious, inconsiderate, neglectful, negligent, oblivious, thoughtless, unwary

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 1 vote

  1. circumspect

    Synonyms:
    cautious, wary, careful, heedful, attentive, prudent, watchful, scrupulous, vigilant

    Antonyms:
    heedless, incautious, careless, reckless, invigilant, incircumspect

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. circumspect, discreetadjective

    heedful of potential consequences

    "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"

    Synonyms:
    discreet, discerning

    Antonyms:
    imprudent

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. circumspectadjective

    Synonyms:
    cautious, wary, careful, watchful, heedful, considerate, judicious, vigilant, attentive, discreet, prudent; not rash, heedless, or headlong

PPDB, the paraphrase database1.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "circumspect":

    cautious, prudent, careful

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How to use circumspect in a sentence?

  1. Francis Quarles:

    Be very circumspect in the choice of thy company. In the society of thine equals thou shalt enjoy more pleasure; in the society of thy superiors thou shalt find more profit. To be the best in the company is the way to grow worse.

  2. Feltham:

    In all that belongs to man you cannot find a greater wonder than memory. What a treasury of all things! What a record! What a journal of all! As if provident Nature, because she would have man circumspect, had furnished him with an account-book, to carry always with him. Yet it neither burthens nor takes up room.

  3. Chester Good:

    I’m not saying that physicians shouldn’t be using drugs off-label, it happens all the time, but we need to be more circumspect when we do so. Indications should either be supported by some evidence or recommended in guidelines.

  4. Francis Quarles:

    Be very circumspect in the choice of thy company. In the society of thine equals thou shalt enjoy more pleasure in the society of thy superiors thou shalt find more profit. To be the best in the company is the way to grow worse.

  5. Kara Frederick:

    I'm very circumspect about Biden’s actions in this summit because we're supposed to impose costs when cyberattacks occur and when they meet a level of attribution to a state, most cyber criminals in Russia operate with tacit state approval.


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