guardedly
In careful manner
In a guarded or cautious manner, with careful restraint: She spoke guardedly about her plans, He guardedly acknowledged the criticism.
The word suggests deliberate withholding—someone being guardedly optimistic tempers their hope with caution, unwilling to commit fully.
With deliberate attention
- warilyWith watchful caution
- circumspectlyWith watchful prudence
- prudentlyWith careful judgment
- gingerlyWith wary caution
tentatively · hesitantly · deliberately · judiciously · discreetly · mindfully · watchfully · attentively
In an uncommunicative manner
- tight-lippedUnwilling to divulge
- closemouthedReluctant to speak
- taciturnlyIn few words
- secretivelyIn concealed fashion
cryptically · sparingly · curtly · coolly · distantly · restrained · withholding · evasively
With apparent distrust
- skepticallyWith doubt or distrust
- dubiouslyWith uncertainty or distrust
- leeryCautiously distrustful
- mistrustfullyWith lack of confidence
doubtfully · apprehensively · uneasily · defensively · cynically · uncertainly · questioningly
carefully
With deliberate attention
- warilyWith watchful caution
- circumspectlyWith watchful prudence
- prudentlyWith careful judgment
gingerly · tentatively · hesitantly · deliberately · judiciously · discreetly · mindfully · watchfully · attentively · charily
reticently
In an uncommunicative manner
- tight-lippedUnwilling to divulge
- closemouthedReluctant to speak
- taciturnlyIn few words
secretively · cryptically · sparingly · curtly · coolly · distantly · restrained · withholding · evasively
suspiciously
With apparent distrust
- skepticallyWith doubt or distrust
- dubiouslyWith uncertainty or distrust
- leeryCautiously distrustful
mistrustfully · doubtfully · apprehensively · uneasily · defensively · cynically · uncertainly · questioningly
- cautiouslycarefully, warily, gingerly, prudently, hesitantly
guardedlyopenly
Without hiding anything
candidly · frankly · freely · unreservedly · forthrightly
guardedlyrecklessly
Acting without regard for danger
carelessly · incautiously · rashly · impulsively · heedlessly