CAUTIOUSLY Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

cautiously

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Definition of cautiously

as in deliberately

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Recent Examples of cautiously Sams cautiously hopes there will be a rebuilding period for the park service under the next administration. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Kim Alexander is cautiously optimistic that won't be the case. — Miles Parks, NPR, 19 Oct. 2026 The Panthers — normally among the NFL’s most aggressive teams on fourth down — also played this one cautiously for much of the way, trying to make McKee have to go 80-plus yards every possession. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026 Alex Wong/Getty Images Polls and pundits alike are widely — if sometimes cautiously — predicting a blue wave in the midterm elections on November 3. — Jacob Brogan, Vox, 17 Oct. 2026 But agency heads, especially those who sit on bipartisan boards or commissions, cannot completely ignore Democratic lawmakers, and may move cautiously on very contentious issues, said executives. — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026 While those producers who spoke to Variety were cautiously optimistic that the industry has finally turned the page, there remains much work to be done. — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 Resident Kitty McGowan remains cautiously optimistic about the neighborhood's defense against flooding. — Ted Scouten, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 But don’t count on the administration to continue so cautiously after the midterms. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026

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The Gibson family, for their part, has never accepted that Sidney and Patrick deliberately set out on an untethered flight.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Think smoky eyes, deeper hues, crimped hair and deliberately imperfect textures.

— Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

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