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Synonyms:
- heedful, clever, cagey, thrifty, panic-stricken, cagy, frugal, circumspect, scared, miserly, forehanded, wary, canny, conservative, saving, afraid, alert, considerate, cautious, scotch, petrified, save, sparing, stingy, (with) your heart in your mouth, frightened, economical, alarmed, guarded, provident, startled, careful, intimidated, prudent, safe, gingerly, fearful
Examples:
- - The old man, too, was chary of his praise, though Nick tried hard to please him, and it was only by little things he told his satisfaction. - "Master Skylark", John Bennett
- - There was a spoon oar, with a ring lock, under the thwarts, but I was somewhat chary of using it since its mate had snapped with me below Rock Island Rapids. - "Down the Columbia", Lewis R. Freeman
- - He was very chary of conjectures in science. - "Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1", George Boutwell
Antonyms:
- forgetful, unplanned, venturesome, lax, impetuous, inconsiderate, injudicious, remiss, thoughtless, unwary, indiscreet, regardless, unintentional, unsafe, absentminded, negligent, neglectful, inadvertent, inattentive, rash, brash, bold, unguarded, imprudent, careless, asleep, heedless, reckless, unmindful, incautious
