overcareful
Too worried, protective
Overcareful means excessively cautious to the point of being counterproductive or unnecessary.
Someone overcareful about germs might wash their hands raw.
An overcareful driver might cause accidents by going too slowly.
The word implies that the caution has crossed from prudent to excessive: Don't be overcareful with the packaging—it's not fragile.
Depriving of air
- suffocatingDepriving of air
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
- controllingExerting authority over others
inhibiting · limiting · constraining · sheltering · coddling · hovering · overbearing · micromanaging
One demanding flawlessness
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
- scrupulousThorough and principled
- punctiliousExcessively careful about details
- painstakingExtremely careful and thorough
finicky · fussy · nitpicky · particular · precise · exacting · thorough · methodical
Cautious about altering customs
- circumspectCarefully considering consequences
- risk-aversePreferring safety over uncertainty
- judiciousHaving sound assessment skills
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
measured · heedful · chary · calculated · safety-conscious · belt-and-suspenders · hedging · timorous
Troubled mental state
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- tenseStrained or nervous
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- jitteryAnxiously restless
apprehensive · fretful · edgy · restless · overwrought · hesitant · timid · insecure
Abnormally heightened awareness state
- distrustfulLacking faith in others
- suspiciousInclined to distrust
- waryGuardedly alert
- guardedWary and restrained
skittish · conspiratorial · mistrustful · defensive · untrusting · jumpy · watchful · alert
smothering
Depriving of air
- suffocatingDepriving of air
- stiflingOppressively hot and close
- helicopterRotary-wing aircraft
controlling · inhibiting · limiting · constraining · sheltering · coddling · hovering · overbearing · micromanaging · overcontrolling
perfectionist
One demanding flawlessness
- fastidiousExcessively attentive to detail
- scrupulousThorough and principled
- punctiliousExcessively careful about details
painstaking · finicky · fussy · nitpicky · particular · precise · exacting · thorough · methodical · hair-splitting
conservative
Cautious about altering customs
- circumspectCarefully considering consequences
- risk-aversePreferring safety over uncertainty
- judiciousHaving sound assessment skills
deliberate · measured · heedful · chary · calculated · safety-conscious · belt-and-suspenders · hedging · timorous · ultraconservative
worry
Troubled mental state
jittery · apprehensive · fretful · edgy · restless · overwrought · hesitant · timid · insecure · fearful
hypervigilant
Abnormally heightened awareness state
- distrustfulLacking faith in others
- suspiciousInclined to distrust
- waryGuardedly alert
guarded · skittish · conspiratorial · mistrustful · defensive · untrusting · jumpy · watchful · alert · on-edge
overcarefulreckless
Carelessly ignoring danger
careless · rash · heedless · incautious · foolhardy
overcarefulimpulsive
Acting without deliberation
spontaneous · carefree · freewheeling · unguarded · uninhibited
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