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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | suggest; indicate |
| Synonyms: | acquaint, adumbrate, advise, allude to, angle, apprise, bring up, broach, coax, connote, cue, drop, expose, fish*, foreshadow, give an inkling, impart, imply, infer, inform, insinuate, intimate, jog memory, leak*, let it be known, let out of bag, make*, mention, point, prefigure, press, prompt, put flea in ear, recall, refer to, remind, say in passing, shadow, signify, solicit, spring, tip off, tip one's hand, touch on, whisper, wink |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | suggest |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | convey advice, plan, desire |
| Synonyms: | advance, advise, advocate, broach, commend, conjecture, exhort, give a tip, move, offer, plug*, pose, prefer, propone, propose, proposition, propound, put, put forward, put in two cents, put on to something, recommend, steer, submit, theorize, tip, tip off, tout |
| Antonyms: | declare, demand, order, tell |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | tip |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give inside information |
| Synonyms: | advise, caution, clue, cue, forewarn, give a clue, give a hint, give the low-down, hint, prompt, steer, suggest, tip off, warn |
| Antonyms: | conceal, hide |
| Main Entry: | tout |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | brag about, show off |
| Synonyms: | acclaim, ballyhoo, boost, give a boost, herald, laud, plug*, praise, proclaim, promote, publicize, push, steer, tip, tip off, trumpet |
| Antonyms: | conceal, hide |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | warn |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give notice of possible occurrence |
| Synonyms: | acquaint, address, admonish, advise, advocate, alert, apprise, caution, clue, clue in, counsel, cry wolf, deprecate, direct, dissuade, enjoin, exhort, fill in, forbid, forearm, forewarn, give fair warning, give the high sign, give warning, guide, hint, inform, instruct, lay it out, make aware, notify, order, post, predict, prepare, prescribe, prompt, put on guard, recommend, remind, remonstrate, reprove, signal, suggest, summon, tell, threaten, tip, tip off, urge, wise up |
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| Main Entry: | caution |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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admonitory, admonitve, aposematic, careful, cautelous, cautionary, cautious, chary, circumspect, cool, discreet, guarded, heedful, monitory, on one's guard, overcautious, pedetentous, politic, premonitory, prudent, sematic, shy of, skillful, steady, stealthy, sure, unenterprising, warned, warning, wary, watchful
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| Concept: | Caution. |
| Category: | 3. Prospective Affections |
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-nouns
-verbs
be cautious; take care, take heed, take good care; have a care mind, what one is about; be on one's guard (keep watch) [more]; "make assurance doubly sure" [Macbeth]., bespeak (be early)., think twice, look before one leaps, count the cost, look to the main chance, cut one's coat according to one's cloth; feel one's ground, feel one's way; see how the land lies (foresight); wait to see how the cat jumps; bridle one's tongue; reculer pour mieux sauter (prepare); let well alone, let well enough alone, ne pas reveiller le chat qui dort., keep out of harm's way, keep out of troubled waters; keep at a respectful distance, stand aloof; keep on the safe side, be on the safe side., husband one's resources [more]., caution (warn).
-adjectives
cautious, wary, guarded; on one's guard (watchful) [more]; cavendo tutus; in medio tutissimus; vigilant., careful, heedful; cautelous, stealthy, chary, shy of, circumspect, prudent, discreet, politic; sure-footed (skillful) [more]., unenterprising, unadventurous, cool, steady, self-possessed; overcautious.
-adverbs
cautiously
-phrases
timeo Danaos [Vergil]; festina lente.
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| Antonyms: | rashness |
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