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guarded

/ˈɡɑːdɪd/adjective

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सतर्क, सावधान, संकोच भरा

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adjective
  1. 1

    careful not to give too much information or show your feelings

    सतर्क, सावधान, संकोच भरा

    • He gave a guarded reply to the reporters.
    • She was guarded about her plans.
    • The player was guarded about his injury before the final.
    + 2 more examples
    • She gave a guarded smile and said nothing more.
    • Officials made guarded comments about the talks.

    Synonyms cautious careful wary reticent circumspect

    Opposite open frank candid unreserved

◇Word family
guard noun, verbguardedly adv.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling

guard·ed

With the silent u after g (not 'garded').

g के बाद silent u ('garded' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep the careful words together: guarded, cautious, wary (suspicious), circumspect (thinking carefully before acting), reticent (not saying much).

सावधानी के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: guarded, cautious, wary (शंकित), circumspect (काम से पहले सोचने वाला), reticent (कम बोलने वाला)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

A guarded response, guarded optimism (hope expressed cautiously), a closely guarded secret.

Collocations: a guarded response, guarded optimism (सावधानी से व्यक्त आशा), a closely guarded secret।