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121 discreet
a осторожный, осмотрительный; рассудительный; благоразумный; сдержанный; скромныйСинонимический ряд:1. cautious (adj.) calculating; careful; cautious; chary; circumspect; considerate; discerning; gingerly; guarded; practical; rational; safe; sagacious; wary2. conservative (adj.) conservative; controlled; moderate; reasonable; restrained; temperate; unexcessive; unextreme3. delicate (adj.) delicate; diplomatic; politic; sensitive; tactful4. plain (adj.) dry; homely; inelaborate; modest; plain; simple; unadorned; unbeautified; undecorated; unelaborate; unembellished; unembroidered; ungarnished; unornamented; unostentatious; unpretentious5. wise (adj.) discriminating; expedient; judicious; prudent; wiseАнтонимический ряд:careless; indiscreet; precipitate; rash -
122 gingerly
1. a осторожный, осмотрительный; робкий2. adv осторожно, осмотрительно; робкоСинонимический ряд:1. carefully (adj.) attentively; carefully; cautiously; delicately; gently; guardedly; suspiciously; timidly; warily2. cautious (adj.) calculating; careful; cautious; chary; circumspect; considerate; discreet; guarded; prudent; safe; wary3. cautiously (other) carefully; cautiously; circumspectly; easily; gently; guardedly; warilyАнтонимический ряд: -
123 guarded
1. a охраняемый2. a сдержанный; осмотрительный, осторожныйСинонимический ряд:1. cautious (adj.) attentive to risks; cagey; calculating; careful; cautious; chary; circumspect; considerate; discreet; gingerly; overcautious; using caution; wary2. safe (adj.) defended; safe; safeguarded; secured; shielded; under arrest; under guard3. ulterior (adj.) buried; concealed; covert; hidden; obscured; privy; shrouded; ulterior4. defended (verb) bulwarked; covered; defended; fended; protected; safeguarded; screened; secured; shielded -
124 judicious
1. a здравомыслящий, рассудительный, благоразумный2. a разумный, целесообразный; продуманныйСинонимический ряд:1. cautious (adj.) cautious; discerning; logical; reasonable; wary2. clever (adj.) clever; diplomatic; shrewd; tactful3. prudent (adj.) discreet; expedient; politic; practical; prudent4. sound (adj.) balanced; common sense; commonsensical; enlightened; judgmatic; level-headed; rational; sagacious; sage; sane; sapient; sensible; sober; sound; wiseАнтонимический ряд:blind; fatuous; foolish; hasty; idiotic; impolitic; impractical; imprudent; inane; indiscreet; inept; inexpedient; thoughtless -
125 levelheaded
Синонимический ряд:1. cautious (adj.) cautious; circumspect; prudent; reasonable2. impassive (adj.) calm; composed; cool; even-tempered; impassive; imperturbable; poised; sedate; serene; unflappable; unruffledАнтонимический ряд:excitable; rash -
126 safe
1. n сейф, несгораемый шкаф2. n железный ящик3. n холодильник4. n холодный чулан, кладовка5. n воен. предохранитель6. n разг. презерватив7. a безопасный; находящийся в безопасностиthe crisis is over and the patient is now safe — кризис миновал, и жизнь больного теперь вне опасности
here we are safe from interruption — здесь нам не будут мешать; сюда никто не войдёт
8. a не представляющий опасности; не связанный с риском, безопасныйa speed of 50 miles an hour is safe on a wide road — езда со скоростью 50 миль в час по широкой дороге достаточно безопасна
you are perfectly safe in believing what he tells you — вы вполне можете доверять тому, что он говорит
dog that is not safe — злая собака;
safe shutdown — безопасный останов; безопасное отключение
9. a обеспечивающий, гарантирующий безопасность10. a спец. допустимый, допускаемый11. a благополучныйsafe in life and limb, safe and sound — живой и невредимый
12. a надёжный; внушающий доверие13. a разг. несомненный, верныйto play a safe game — вести верную игру, играть наверняка
he is a safe first — он, несомненно, займёт первое место
14. a осторожный, осмотрительныйto be on the safe side — на всякий случай; для большей верности
Синонимический ряд:1. cautious (adj.) calculating; careful; cautious; chary; circumspect; considerate; discreet; gingerly; guarded; modest; prudent; wary2. healthy (adj.) healthy; uninjurious; wholesome3. innocent (adj.) harmless; innocent; innocuous; tame4. protected (adj.) protected; riskless; safeguarded; scatheless; secure; sheltered; shielded; tended; unharmed; unhurt; uninjured; unmolested; unscathed5. reliable (adj.) competent; dependable; reliable; sure; trustworthy6. supported (adj.) defended; maintained; preserved; supported; sustained; upheld; vindicated7. magazine (noun) depository; magazine; repository; storehouse8. strongbox (noun) cache; case; chest; coffer; reliquary; safe deposit box; safety-deposit box; strongbox; strong-box; vaultАнтонимический ряд:dangerous; exposed; foolish; hurt; in danger -
127 safer
Синонимический ряд:1. healthier (adj.) healthier; more uninjurious; more wholesome2. more cautious (adj.) charier; more calculating; more careful; more cautious; more circumspect; more considerate; more discreet; more gingerly; more guarded; warier3. more riskless (adj.) more riskless; securer4. more unscathed (adj.) more scatheless; more unharmed; more unhurt; more uninjured; more unscathed -
128 unhurried
a неторопливый, медленный, неспешныйСинонимический ряд:1. cautious (adj.) careful; cautious; circumspect; methodical; moderate; prudent; sober2. leisurely (adj.) dawdling; deliberate; dillydallying; leisurely; lingering; loitering; measured; puttering; tranquil; unruffled
См. также в других словарях:
cautious — cau‧tious [ˈkɔːʆəs ǁ ˈkɒː ] adjective if buyers or investors are cautious, they are unwilling to buy because they feel uncertain about the future: • Seoul investors turned cautious about the market s rapid rises last week, and share prices ended… … Financial and business terms
Cautious — Cau tious, a. [Cf. L. cautus, fr. caver. See {Caution}.] Attentive to examine probable effects and consequences of acts with a view to avoid danger or misfortune; prudent; circumspect; wary; watchful; as, a cautious general. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cautious — cautious, circumspect, wary, chary, calculating are comparable when meaning prudently attentive to the dangers one may encounter or the risks one may face, or revealing such attendveness. The same differences in implications and connotations are… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cautious — index careful, circumspect, deliberate, diffident, discreet, frugal, guarded, hesitant, judicious … Law dictionary
cautious — mid 17c., from CAUTION (Cf. caution) + OUS (Cf. ous). The Latin word for this was cautus careful, heedful. Related: Cautiously … Etymology dictionary
cautious — [adj] careful, guarded alert, all ears*, cagey, calculating, chary, circumspect, considerate, discreet, forethoughtful, gingerly, hedging one’s bets*, heedful, judicious, keeping on one’s toes*, leery, on the lookout*, playing it cool*, playing… … New thesaurus
cautious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ careful to avoid potential problems or dangers. DERIVATIVES cautiously adverb cautiousness noun … English terms dictionary
cautious — [kô′shəs] adj. full of caution; careful to avoid danger; circumspect; wary SYN. CAREFUL cautiously adv. cautiousness n … English World dictionary
cautious — adj. 1) cautious about, of (he was cautious about committing himself; she was cautious of strangers) 2) cautious in (cautious in using firearms) 3) cautious with (be cautious with them) * * * [ kɔːʃəs] of (he was cautious about committing… … Combinatory dictionary
cautious — 01. Scientists have to be very [cautious] in applying this new cloning technology. 02. Don t worry, he s a very [cautious] driver. 03. The sign said, Men at work on highway, proceed with [caution]. 04. Extreme [caution] should be taken when… … Grammatical examples in English
cautious — adjective Date: 1614 marked by or given to caution < cautious investors > < cautious optimism > • cautiously adverb • cautiousness noun Synonyms: cautious, circumspect, wary, chary mean … New Collegiate Dictionary