undercautious

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adjective

Insufficiently cautious.

“Near-synonyms: careless, reckless”

Similar
carelessreckless
Opposite
overcautioushypercautious
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Meanings

adjectiveundercautious (comparative more undercautious, superlative most undercautious)

comparative more undercautious · superlative most undercautious

  1. Insufficiently cautious.

    Near-synonyms: careless, reckless

    Synonyms: careless, reckless · Antonyms: overcautious, hypercautious

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveInsufficiently cautious.

Similar
carelessreckless
Opposite
overcautioushypercautious

Origin

From under- + cautious.

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APA

undercautious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercautious

MLA

“undercautious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercautious. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undercautious,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undercautious.

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