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Synonyms for overcautious

Most common

envious hypercautious

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Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Excessively cautious.

Related words

Is a kind of
risk-averse

Example sentences

  • envious Even the tail of the parrot makes others envious.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
overcautiousfalling
enviousrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
envious3
13 letters
hypercautious

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (envious3 = 3 syllables).