CIRCUMSPECT

How it’s pronounced

Definition:

Cautious and unwilling to take risks.

Synonyms: 

Wary, Vigilant, Guarded

Antonyms: 

Careless, Rash, Reckless

Examples:

• He was circumspect about online dating after one too many encounters with people who had “forgotten their wallet.”

• The climber looked circumspect before attempting to climb the rock face.

Etymology:

From Latin circum (around) + specere (to look), meaning “to look around carefully.”

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