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Circumspection

Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case; caution; watchfulness.

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Chariness 76% connected

The quality of being chary.

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Precaution 76% connected

Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.

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Wariness 76% connected

The quality or state of being wary; care to foresee and guard against evil; cautiousness.

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Discernment 76% connected

The act of discerning.

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Discretion 76% connected

Disjunction; separation.

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Judgement 76% connected

the capacity to assess situations or circumstances shrewdly and to draw sound conclusions

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Judgment 76% connected

The act of judging; the operation of the mind, involving comparison and discrimination, by which a knowledge of the values and relations of thins, wh…

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Sagacity 76% connected

The quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment or penetration with soundness of judgment; shrew…

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Caution 92% connected

A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided; prudence in regard to danger; provident care; wa…

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Discretion 92% connected

Disjunction; separation.

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Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Prudence 92% connected

The quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; discretion; carefulness; hence, also, economy; frugality.

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