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caution

noun as in alertness, carefulness

noun as in warning

verb as in warn, advise

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Example Sentences

Analysts have expressed some caution about the Nikola Badger, for which the company began taking preorders before announcing its manufacturer.

From Fortune

Because private security officers don’t have the legal protection of the badge, they’re taught to use extra caution when exercising deadly force.

From Ozy

Elmer unwraps some caution tape for ratepayers in the meantime.

The playground equipment sat unused, swirled in caution tape due to the pandemic.

Fisheries biologist Allen Andrews has a word of caution about the new research.

The second set was immediately canceled, and everyone was warned to take caution and head home.

Good news, in an epidemic as unpredictable as this one, must be met with caution.

While the caution that the fragility of this situation calls for cannot be overstated, neither can the successes made thus far.

There was “some note of caution” attached to hiring Knox, thanks to the negativity from the case, Robinson said.

Medical authorities of the day often acted less out of an “abundance of caution” than with a general callousness to humanity.

But Soult was possessed of a crafty caution which seldom if ever allowed his ambition to hinder the success his ability deserved.

They show to the full the secret of the Marshal's success as a soldier, the blending of ardour with method and dash with caution.

In successive letters he reiterates the caution to beware of surprise and treason, and his anxiety for constant news.

With all the fiery enthusiasm of the Gael, he possessed to an unusual degree the caution of the Lowland Scot.

"It's across the lagoon," Dr. Silence cried, but this time in full tones that paid no tribute to caution.

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On this page you'll find 126 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to caution, such as: attention, care, discretion, foresight, prudence, and vigilance.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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