circumspection

[ sur-kuhm-spek-shuhn ]

/ ˌsɜr kəmˈspɛk ʃən /

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noun

circumspect observation or action; caution; prudence: He approached with circumspection.

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Origin of circumspection

1350–1400; Middle English <Latin circumspectiōn- (stem of circumspectiō), equivalent to circumspect(us) circumspect + -iōn--ion

OTHER WORDS FROM circumspection

o·ver·cir·cum·spec·tion, noun

Words nearby circumspection

circumscribe, circumscript, circumscription, circumsolar, circumspect, circumspection, circumspective, circumspectly, circumstance, circumstanced, circumstantial

How to use circumspection in a sentence

However, we also benefit, as an all-female team, from a circumspection which means that we can see potential in businesses and sectors which are typically overlooked by others in our space.
Iceland’s Crowberry Capital launches $90M seed and early-stage fund aimed at Nordics|Mike Butcher|September 10, 2021|TechCrunch
"You communicated with him by circumspection," says Judith Bruce, a Radcliffe student who dated him for two years.
Doug Kenney: The Odd Comic Genius Behind ‘Animal House’ and National Lampoon|Robert Sam Anson|March 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The KGB and the Egyptian army were institutions that rewarded circumspection and loyalty.
El-Sisi Is The Putin Of The Nile|Jamie Dettmer|February 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Supreme Court exists to interpret with a greater degree of circumspection the laws the legislature passes.
Readers Support Greater Supreme Court Transparency|Ryan Prior|March 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Wilson carried his circumspection further during and after the war.
Obama's Wilsonian Moment|John Milton Cooper, Jr.|December 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The utmost circumspection became necessary, and the young preacher had to bear up against much strife and opposition.
Skipper Worse|Alexander Lange Kielland
And then he proceeded with circumspection and dignity to demonstrate the process of decocting that mysterious beverage.
The Fifth String |John Philip Sousa
To flee was more than I could find courage for; but I registered a vow of unsleeping circumspection.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume XXI|Robert Louis Stevenson
But I suggest that you do so with the utmost circumspection.
The Status Civilization|Robert Sheckley
The ten galleys were ordered to advance rapidly, but with the greatest circumspection.
Xerxes|Jacob Abbott