with kid gloves with·kidg·lo·ves uncommon adverb 1. with caution or prudence or tact “she ventured cautiously downstairs” “they handled the incident with kid gloves” Synonymscautiouslycarefullywith kid gloves Antonymsincautiously Related words Pertaining to carefulcautious WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.