incautious C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ɪnˈkɑʃəs/ UK /ɪnˈkɔːʃəs/ See IPA manual Freq #122692 Meanings 1 adj not sufficiently cautious; acting or speaking without proper care One incautious remark revealed the confidential plan. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not sufficiently cautious;... carelessheedlessimprudentreckless ↔ Opposites cautiouscarefulprudent Word family Forms incautiously Derived forms incautiouslyincautiousness Related forms cautioncautious Appears in Phrases (1) See all incautious remark a comment made without enough care for its possible consequences Adjective + noun Etymology Formed from negative in- + cautious. Cautious comes from Latin cautus ("careful"), the past participle of cavere ("to beware"). Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # incautious **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈkɑʃəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈkɔːʃəs/ **Frequency rank:** 122692 ## Meanings 1. not sufficiently cautious; acting or speaking without proper care ## Examples - One incautious remark revealed the confidential plan. ## Synonyms - careless - heedless - imprudent - reckless ## Antonyms - cautious - careful - prudent ## Derived Forms - incautiously - incautiousness ## Related Forms - caution - cautious ## Etymology Formed from negative in- + cautious. Cautious comes from Latin cautus ("careful"), the past participle of cavere ("to beware"). ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown