Word Meanings - CIRCUMSPECTION - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness. With silent circumspection, unespied. Milton. Syn. -- Caution; prudence; watchfulness; deliberation; thoughtfulness; wariness; forecast.
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of CIRCUMSPECTION)
- Attention
- Observation
- notice
- regard
- watchfulness
- heed
- consideration
- circumspection
- study
- vigilance
- care
- Calculation
- Estimation
- balance
- apportionment
- investigation
- reckoning
- computation
- anticipation
- forethought
- caution
- Care
- pains
- anxiety
- concern
- trouble
- solicitude
- prevention
- custody
- preservation
- thrift
- foresight
- wariness
- economy
- prudence
- Vigilance
- Watchfulness
- observance
- wakefulness
- sleeplessness
- carefulness
- activity
Possible antonyms: (opposite words of CIRCUMSPECTION)
- Miss
- overlook
- disregard
- despise
- dislike
- contemn
- hate
- loathe
- misconsider
- misconceive
- misestimate
- misjudge
- Compose
- calm
- allay
- appease
- please
- soothe
- delight
- gratify
- recreate
- entertain
- relieve
- refresh
Related words: (words related to CIRCUMSPECTION)
- DISREGARDFULLY
Negligently; heedlessly. - CAUTIONARY BLOCK
A block in which two or more trains are permitted to travel, under restrictions imposed by a caution card or the like. - DELIGHTING
Giving delight; gladdening. -- De*light"ing*ly, adv. Jer. Taylor. - MISJUDGE
To judge erroneously or unjustly; to err in judgment; to misconstrue. - INVESTIGATION
The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge, - TROUBLER
One who troubles or disturbs; one who afflicts or molests; a disturber; as, a troubler of the peace. The rich troublers of the world's repose. Waller. - RECKON
reckon, G. rechnen, OHG. rahnjan), and to E. reck, rake an implement; the original sense probably being, to bring together, count together. 1. To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to calculate. The priest shall reckon to him the - RECKONER
One who reckons or computes; also, a book of calculation, tables, etc., to assist in reckoning. Reckoners without their host must reckon twice. Camden. - THRIFTINESS
The quality or state of being thrifty; thrift. - DELIGHTLESS
Void of delight. Thomson. - ACTIVITY
The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility; vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an increasing variety of human activities. "The activity of toil." Palfrey. Syn. -- Liveliness; briskness; quickness. - COMPUTATION
1. The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning. By just computation of the time. Shak. By a computation backward from ourselves. Bacon. 2. The result of computation; the amount computed. Syn. -- Reckoning; calculation; estimate; - DISLIKE
1. To regard with dislike or aversion; to disapprove; to disrelish. Every nation dislikes an impost. Johnson. 2. To awaken dislike in; to displease. "Disliking countenance." Marston. "It dislikes me." Shak. - NOTICE
1. The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note. How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons ! I. Watts. 2. Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge - SOLICITUDE
The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned by fear of evil or desire good; anxiety. The many cares and great labors of worldly men, their solicitude and outward shows. Sir W. Raleigh. The mother looked at her with fond solicitude. - THRIFTILY
1. In a thrifty manner. 2. Carefully; properly; becomingly. A young clerk . . . in Latin thriftily them gret . Chaucer. - FORETHOUGHT
Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate. "Forethought malice." Bacon. - COMPOSE
To arrange in a composing stick in order for printing; to set . (more info) 1. To form by putting together two or more things or parts; to put together; to make up; to fashion. Zeal ought to be composed of the hidhest degrees of all - CONTEMNER
One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner. "Contemners of the gods." South. - COMPOSER
1. One who composes; an author. Specifically, an author of a piece of music. If the thoughts of such authors have nothing in them, they at least . . . show an honest industry and a good intention in the composer. Addison. His most brilliant and - UNPRUDENCE
Imprudence. - UNTHRIFTY
Not thrifty; profuse. Spenser. - MISCOMPUTATION
Erroneous computation; false reckoning. - OVERTROUBLED
Excessively troubled. - UNCONCERNMENT
The state of being unconcerned, or of having no share or concern; unconcernedness. South. - AFTERPAINS
The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the afterbirth. - WASTETHRIFT
A spendthrift. - SPENDTHRIFT
One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal; one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used figuratively. A woman who was a generous spendthrift of life. Mrs. R. H. Davis. - DECOMPOSE
To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free from previously existing forms of chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or decay. - REAPPORTIONMENT
A second or a new apportionment.