Caution

/ˈkɔːʃ(ə)n/

Synonyms for "caution" (261 found)

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Closest matches (53)

Noun(19 words)

carefulness circumspection care cautiousness caveat prudence admonishments admonition admonitions advertence advise alert alertsbe carefulbeing carefulbewaring caginess caveats chariness

admonish admonishment admonition advice advise advising advocacy alarm alert alerting alertness anticipation attention briefing calculation canniness care carefulnesscaution moneycautioning

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cautiousness caveat charge circumspection

Verb(8 words)

admonish admonished admonishes admonishing advises alerted beware bewares

Adjective(2 words)

carefullercautionary indicator

Strong matches (78)

circumspectness clue collateralcollateral securityconcern consideration consultation council counselcry havoccry out againstcue daunt deliberateness deliberation deposit determent deterrencedeterrent examplediffidence

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direction discreetness discretiondisinclination to believedissuade distrust eccentric encourage enjoin example exhort exhortation expostulate expostulation falter falteringfinal noticefinal warningforesight forethought forewarn forewarning forfeitfrighten offfrightening offgive fair warninggive noticegive warningguardedness guidance hedge hedging heed heedfulness hesitance hesitancy hesitating hesitation hint hortation idea incite inconvincibility incredulity

Noun(9 words)

conservatism conservativeness deliberationdistrust of motivesexpression of concernforethought heed heedfulness hydroplaning

Adjective(2 words)

due careeuropean descriptor

Verb(3 words)

expostulatesfear the consequencesfear the unknown

Related words (130)

induce injunction instruction intimate intimidate intimidationissue a caveatissue an ultimatumjudiciousnesskid out ofleeriness lesson limitloving caremargin mindfulness monition moral move notice

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notification notifyobject lessonoffice opinion parleypassing wordpersuade pointer preach precaution preconsideration predeliberation premeditation preparedness prompt proposal providence prudence recommendation regard regardfulness remonstrance remonstrateresistiveness to beliefshilly shallyingshilly-shally shilly-shallying skepticism solicitudesound the alarmstake steer suggestion suspicion suspiciousnesstalk out oftalking out oftender loving caretentativeness thoroughness thought thoughtfulness threat threaten tiptip offtip-off tlc tough-mindedness ultimatum unconvincibility uncredulousness unpersuadability unpersuade unpersuasibility urgeutter a caveatverbum sapientivigilance wariness warnwarn againstwarningwarning piecewatchfulness whisperword to the wise

Noun(37 words)

inform mistrust modestnessmore measuredmost carefullymost frenchno numbernoteperfect predictorpersonality typeprecaution qualification reckfulness recommend reprimandingresistance to changereticencesafety alertsafety awarenessscepticism

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speculate about causessteady onsuspectingsystematic analog history studyteaching caveatthe less the bettertimidity vigilance wariness waring warnwarn awaywarn repeatedlywarningwarning colorwarnings xxxvi

Verb(4 words)

monishshow restraintwarned warns

Adjective(1 words)

stern warning

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6 relation types

More general

13 entries

action verbadvising actionattentivenessbehavioral traitdiscernment discretionguidance actjudiciousness note qualifierverbal warningwarn warning

More specific

9 entries

admonish advise alert alertness caveat precaution qualification vigilance warn

Collocations

9 entries

caution flagcaution signcaution tapecautionary notecautionary taleexercise cautionnote of cautiontake cautionword of caution

Inflections

3 entries

cautioned cautioning cautions

Derivations

8 entries

cautionary cautioned cautioner cautioning cautions cautious cautiously cautiousness

Antonyms

1 entries

incaution

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

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Let's take the utmost caution against errors.

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If you drive with anything less than extreme caution, you're risking your life.

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I repeat it by way of caution.

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He advised caution.

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