Synonyms for gingerly
- adverb
- adjective
Most common
carefully cautiously tentatively warily timidly daintily mincingly
Synonyms by meaning
Adverb
1. Cautiously — in a cautious and delicate manner; (very) carefully or cautiously
Adjective
1. Wary — often of movements, very careful, cautious, or delicate
Other
softly softly UK, cautious, chary
Definitions
- adv. 1
In a cautious and delicate manner; (very) carefully or cautiously.
He placed the glass jar gingerly on the concrete step.
- adj. 1
Often of movements: very careful, cautious, or delicate.
Related words
- Word family
- ginger gingerish gingerness gingerliness
Example sentences
- carefully Tom told Mary to listen carefully, but she didn't.
- cautiously The gazelle didn't appear to be walking cautiously.
- tentatively Let's tentatively plan on meeting tomorrow at 2:30.
- warily Tom eyed the stranger warily.
- timidly Yanni timidly crawled from under the bed.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| gingerly | rising | |
| carefully | steady | |
| cautiously | rising | |
| tentatively | falling | |
| warily | rising | |
| timidly | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- wary2
- 5 letters
- chary2
- 6 letters
- ginger2, warily3
- 7 letters
- timidly3
- 8 letters
- cautious2, daintily3
- 9 letters
- carefully3, tentative3, mincingly, gingerish
- 10 letters
- cautiously3
- 11 letters
- tentatively4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wary2 = 2 syllables).