judicious

[joo-dish-uhs] / dʒuˈdɪʃ əs /

ADJECTIVE

wise, thoughtful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

astute careful cautious circumspect considerate expedient prudent rational reasonable sane sensible shrewd skillful sober thorough

WEAK

accurate acute calculating clear-sighted considered diplomatic discerning discreet discriminating efficacious enlightened far-sighted informed judicial keen perceptive perspicacious politic profound quick-witted sagacious sage sapient seasonable seemly sharp sophisticated sound wary well-advised well-judged worldly-wise

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless ignorant imprudent inattentive incautious indiscreet irrational rash stupid thoughtless uncareful unrealistic unreasonable unsound unwise

WEAK

foolish hasty idiotic injudicious nonsensical reckless senseless

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“More than anything, we see the data as reflective of ongoing judicious hiring practices,” he writes.

From Barron's

The words “safe, proper and judicious” are doing a lot of work in that sentence.

From MarketWatch

“And it has to be judicious because that’s what we’re all about. We want peace, liberty and justice for the great people of Venezuela.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"We are going to run the country until such time as we can do a safe, proper and judicious transition," he said.

From BBC

He said that he and his colleagues were trying to be “thoughtful and judicious” when considering the risk of an AI bubble.

From MarketWatch

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