cautious

1. Showing careful forethought (synset 300326179)
   "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"
   also:

   • unadventurous - lacking in boldness
   • careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention
   similar to:

   • cagey, cagy, chary - characterized by great caution and wariness
   • fabian - using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation
   • gingerly - with extreme care or delicacy
   • guarded, restrained - prudent
   • overcautious - unnecessarily cautious
2. Avoiding excess (synset 301536268)
   "a conservative estimate"
   similar to: moderate - being within reasonable or average limits; not excessive or extreme
   same as: conservative

1. People who are fearful and cautious (synset 107961176)
   "whitewater rafting is not for the timid"
   is a type of: people - (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
   same as: timid

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