hypercautious

Definition of hypercautiousnext

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Recent Examples of hypercautious Banks need to be hypercautious about their lending activities amid this hostile environment. Jack Kelly, Forbes, 5 May 2023 For one, pairing Todd Bowles – a coach who is hypercautious with his offensive approach given his intolerance to turnovers – with a player who threw 23 interceptions in the last two years is a recipe for disaster. Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 28 Apr. 2023 From the aviation perspective, the wireless industry simply couldn’t fathom its hypercautious safety culture, which, given the horrific consequences of an accident, demands that any critical equipment be proven to pose a probability of failure of no more than one in a billion. Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 26 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypercautious
Adjective
  • But that cautious optimism among exiles is tempered by concern they could be cut out.
    Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
  • The key takeaway is that consumers are cautious, and the execution of early applications of AI in fashion is what’s holding them back right now.
    Amy O’Brien, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Detecting such tiny numbers of atoms takes time, and the setup requires careful calibration and advanced equipment.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • To avoid alienating this fan base, teams that used dynamic pricing were wary of raising prices too high or of cutting them below the levels that season-ticket holders had already paid.
    John Cassidy, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Then, Dwight said, lenders got wary of financing a project that large.
    Thomas Gounley, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Many other Wall Streeters were more circumspect.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2026
  • But the research also suggests that social media use is becoming more passive and circumspect — around half of adult social media users (49 percent) now actively post, share, or comment — down from 61 percent in 2024.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • He's found success as a media personality by posting news and conservative political commentary, which has espoused various conspiracy theories.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Kennedy’s comments come as Medicaid home-care programs — which have long garnered bipartisan support as a cost-effective alternative to nursing homes and other institutions — face growing scrutiny from conservative policymakers and activists who have framed them as magnets for fraud and waste.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Selena Gomez as Mabel Mora Gomez earned an Emmy nomination for her role as Mabel, a guarded and sarcastic millennial who strikes up an unexpected friendship with Charles and Oliver.
    Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Our spirits remain guarded, but high, for this one; the Venice Film Festival crowd seemed to eat it up.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • Today, Tiny is typically displayed on ground level elsewhere in the park during Fright Fest, presumably under the watchful eyes of security cameras.
    Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Jonsson plays Taylor, a watchful, aged-beyond-his-years introvert who has spent 13 years behind bars on a manslaughter charge — missing almost the entire life of his teenage son Adam (Cole Martin), from whom the boy’s mother is determined to keep him estranged.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Ever vigilant still, Elmer has mapped three escape routes from his shoe stand, just in case the task force reappears.
    Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Ever vigilant still, Elmer has mapped three escape routes from his shoe stand, just in case the task force reappears.
    Wendi C. Thomas, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2026

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“Hypercautious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/hypercautious. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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