37 entries under cautious topic. ×

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suspicious(adjective, person, feelings, uncertain, negative)
18
mistrustful(adjective, uncertain, nervous, trust, doubtful)
17
doubting(adjective, feelings, uncertain, trust, unsettled)
15
wary(adjective, modest, humble, careful, doubtful)
14
leery(adjective, trust, considerate, prudent)
8
chary(adjective, modest, humble, hesitant, meek)
7
cagey(adjective, careful, suspicious, wary)
3
heedful(careful, suspicious, watchful)
2
careful(adjective, suspicious, wary, watchful)
2
guarded(suspicious, wary, watchful, mistrustful)
1
canny(considerate, prudent, suspicious, watchful)
1
circumspect(adjective, modest, humble, careful, hesitant)
1
handling with kid gloves(expression, idiom, considerate, prudent)
1
on the qui vive(expression, considerate, prudent, suspicious)
1
saving(considerate, prudent, suspicious, watchful)
1
sly(considerate, prudent, suspicious, watchful)
1
sparing(considerate, prudent, suspicious, watchful)
1
thinking twice(expression, considerate, prudent, suspicious)
1
thrifty(considerate, prudent, suspicious, watchful)
1
unwasteful(considerate, prudent, suspicious, watchful)
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