For example, if a chain-smoking teacher cautions a pupil for smoking, that warning is self-contradictory.
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Cautions
Synonyms for "cautions" (191 found)
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counselcry havoccry out againstcuedauntdeliberatenessdeliberationdepositdetermentdeterrencedeterrent examplediffidencedirectiondiscreetnessdiscretiondisinclination to believedissuadedistrusteccentricencourage
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enjoinexampleexhortexhortationexpostulateexpostulationfalterfalteringfinal noticefinal warningforesightforethoughtforewarnforewarningforfeitfrighten offfrightening offgive fair warninggive noticegive warningguardednessguidancehedgehedgingheedheedfulnesshesitancehesitancyhesitatinghesitationhinthortationideaincite
Noun(3 words)
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inconvincibilityincredulityinduceinjunctioninstructionintimateintimidateintimidationissue a caveatissue an ultimatumjudiciousnesskid out ofleerinesslessonlimitloving caremarginmindfulnessmonitionmoral
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movenoticenotificationnotifyobject lessonofficeopinionparleypassing wordpersuadepointerpreachprecautionpreconsiderationpredeliberationpremeditationpreparednesspromptproposalprovidenceprudencerecommendationregardregardfulnessremonstranceremonstrateresistiveness to beliefshilly shallyingshilly-shallyshilly-shallyingskepticismsolicitudesound the alarmstakesteersuggestionsuspicionsuspiciousnesstalk out oftalking out oftender loving caretentativenessthoroughnessthoughtthoughtfulnessthreatthreatentiptip offtip-offtlctough-mindednessultimatumunconvincibilityuncredulousnessunpersuadabilityunpersuadeunpersuasibilityurgeutter a caveatverbum sapientivigilancewarinesswarnwarn againstwarningwarning piecewatchfulnesswhisperword to the wise
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Noun(4 words)
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Sir Robert Saville writing to Sir Robert Cotton, appointing an interview with the founder of the Bodleian Library, cautions Sir Robert, that “If he held any book so dear as that he would be loath to lose it, he should not let Sir Thomas out of his sight, but set ‘the boke’ aside beforehand.”
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