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adj. prudent; "guarded optimism"

adj. refusing to bind oneself to a particular course of action or view or the like; "her boyfriend was noncommittal about their future together"

discreet, circumspect

adj. heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"

careful

adj. exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"

hawk-eyed, open-eyed, unsleeping, vigilant, wary, watchful, Argus-eyed

adj. carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"

politic

adj. marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; "it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels"; "a politic decision"; "a politic manager"; "a politic old scoundrel"; "a shrewd and politic reply"

wise

adj. having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"

discreet, circumspect

adj. heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"

wary, watchful, cagey, cagy, chary

adj. characterized by great cautious and wariness; "a cagey avoidance of a definite answer"; "chary of the risks involved"; "a chary investor"

Fabian, dilatory

adj. using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation; "a fabian policy"

gingerly

adj. with extreme care or delicacy; "they proceeded with gingerly footwork over the jagged stones"; "the issue was handled only in a gingerly way"- W.S.White

overcautious

adj. unnecessarily cautious; "sometimes it doesn't pay to be overcautious in business"

blank

adj. void of expression; "a blank stare"

close, closemouthed, secretive, tightlipped, close-lipped

adj. inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"

deadpan, expressionless, impassive, poker-faced, unexpressive

adj. deliberately impassive in manner; "deadpan humor"; "his face remained expressionless as the verdict was read"

incommunicado

adj. without the means or right to communicate; "a prisoner held incommunicado"; "incommunicado political detainees"

mum, silent

adj. failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; "the witness remained silent"

unpronounceable, unutterable

adj. very difficult to pronounce correctly; "an unpronounceable foreign word"; "unutterable consonant clusters"

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