Synonym of walking on egg shells

cautious careful alert chary circumspect guarded heedful wary cagey prudent vigilant watchful apprehensive measured reserved reticent attentive aware conservative considerate discreet gingerly hesitant judicious leery mindful provident safe tentative calculating discriminating forethoughtful observant politic precautious restrained scrupulous shrewd suspecting suspicious thoughtful on guard on your toes all ears on the lookout on the watch thinking twice watching out with reservations playing safe taking it slow watching one's step with eyes peeled belt-and-braces keeping on one's toes hedging your bets keeping a weather eye on walking on eggs handling with kid gloves on the qui vive canny thrifty frugal sparing economical parsimonious sensible unwasteful timid miserly awake reluctant mean stingy saving wise on the alert fastidious moderate prepared deliberate regardful penny-pinching forehanded sagacious tactful scrimping tight abstemious economizing on one's toes ready tentie tenty reasonable shy economising punctilious Argus-eyed meticulous open-eyed diplomatic on the ball on the job cheap conscientious sharp methodical doubtful wide-awake noncommittal controlled paying attention thorough softly-softly distrustful iffy not missing a trick temperate particular close-fisted perceptive farsighted finicky close defensive delicate forearmed keen non-committal eagle-eyed keen-eyed penny-wise unenterprising wide awake on tiptoe uncertain sly intelligent discerning hawk-eyed sharp-eyed gimlet-eyed beady-eyed unsure conscious keeping a weather eye on things keeping one's eyes peeled unadventurous disinclined sceptical hesitating halting dubious considered wavering diffident nervous undecided unhurried painstaking vacillating apologetic backward averse afraid irresolute abstinent mingy chintzy concerned skeptical ungenerous balanced preserving conserving fussy precise grasping accurate strict cheese-paring tight-fisted doubting agog anxious concentrating acute diligent penurious exact meagre self-justifying perfectionist rigorous avaricious meager exacting laborious wired correct picky persnickety nice careful with money spare looking for self-protective waiting on with weather eye open looking to on alert fast on the draw with eyes like a hawk closefisted gentle calm gradual squeamish dainty sensitive patient economic secretive sage protective equipped vague unrevealing well-prepared commonsensical evasive elusive tight-lipped overcautious overcareful taking notice far-seeing foresighted watching playing your cards close to your chest expedient equivocal wakeful with one's eyes open keeping one's eyes skinned glued hooked unsleeping hip low with one's eyes skinned psyched up keeping a weather eye open switched on keeping one's eyes open uneasy cost-effective efficient crafty Machiavellian cunning designing manipulative devious scheming money-saving time-saving work-saving timorous traditional unexciting conventional unimaginative spartan austere strategic loath mistrustful illiberal understated unexaggerated judgmatical judgmatic on the rims practical prudential skimping curmudgeonly monastic monkish self-denying puritanical ascetic nunlike non-indulgent self-disciplined civil detailed straight stay-at-home uncreative boring strait-laced narrow-minded square stuffy limited uncharitable worldly-wise microscopic kid-glove cheeseparing skinflinty stick-in-the-mud uptight studious demanding on lookout having foresight not rash artful slippery foxy contriving disingenuous conniving slick guileful unscrupulous wily rational logical pragmatic deep reasoned levelheaded inhibited constrained pedantic tightwad active conscionable nitpicking duteous stickling near punctual perky quick mature tightfisted ultra-careful crossing the t's white-glove dotting the i's nit-picky expectant stewardly Scrooge-like cost-conscious subtle premeditating stinting slim ungiving money-conscious pinching money-grubbing pinchpenny faltering sober steady well thought-out well-grounded fully awake bright-eyed and bushy-tailed heads up wide-eyed half-hearted even upon one's guard tolerant modest regular scrimpy indecisive ambivalent delaying unsteady shaky unconfident dithering stalling mild easy lenient disciplined peaceable oscillating hanging back havering in doubt shilly-shallying untroubled not excessive not given to excesses compromising dilly-dallying cunctatory having misgivings having qualms fuel-efficient energy-efficient fuel-saving energy-saving unwilling uneager unpredictable dawdling in a quandary lacking confidence blowing hot and cold slow on the horns of a dilemma humming and hawing in two minds lazy in a dilemma budget-conscious vacillatory wobbly cognizant conversant witting sentient assiduous knowledgeable ware knowing orderly sedulous exhaustive industrious respectful observing faithful dedicated intensive full solid searching elaborate thoroughgoing religious prim selfdisciplined loving strenuous pernickety solicitous observative in-depth au courant by the numbers by the book going to great lengths alive to awake to conscious of know ins and outs aware of careful of know all the answers on to plugged in chary of in the know wary of cognizant of acquainted with tuned in regardful of recognizant of be up on watchful of wise to hip to sensible of alert to heedful of

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