CIRCUMSPECTION Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

circumspection

noun

Definition of circumspection

as in carefulness

a close attentiveness to avoiding danger circumspection is always good when considering charging someone with cheating

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Recent Examples of circumspection That circumspection is the result of some hard lessons from a century of booms and busts. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Faragna motioned to Nardulli to step to one side and spoke into his ear with circumspection. — Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026 The machine moves with circumspection, as if consciousness had just been ensouled in a new body. — Stephen Witt, New Yorker, 6 July 2026 His quiet tone is not shyness or false modesty but circumspection and a sense of boundaries that imply respect and love for real communication. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026 This circumspection was by design. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2026 Taking over a large country ought to be done with circumspection and consensus, not the self-aggrandizement and demagoguery of a massive personality disorder. — John Brummett, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026 The higher the production value, the faster the host is talking, and the more likely the kinetic nature of the video is to send your nervous system into full-on seizure mode, the more likely the information delivered is to be viewed with a certain level of circumspection. — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 12 Dec. 2025 And so, in this department, a certain degree of circumspection is the rule. — Nick Pinkerton, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

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Noun

This carefulness is clearly strategic.

— Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
There was no carefulness in it.

— Zack Meisel, New York Times, 1 May 2026

Definition of carefulness

Noun

Chemical peels This caution about many skin-care acids extends to chemical peels, which are usually made from a combination of acids in high concentrations.

— Kara McGrath, Allure, 22 Oct. 2026
Given the Muse success, one of our causes for caution coming into the print was the related increase in costs needed to get the AI agent to full ramp.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of caution

Noun

Those figures largely predate the state’s move to universal free child care, which began in November 2025 and is funded by an oil and gas windfall.

— Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
In a bucket hat and without a care in the world, Murray speaks kindly but candidly about making his buddy Coyne’s TV dream come true.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2026

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