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- the doctor cautioned that I should still be careful using my sprained wrist for the next several days
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caution
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of caution (Entry 2 of 2)
- the extreme caution with which the zookeeper handled the snake
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- how she manages to drive her car without destroying the neighborhood is a caution
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- beauty,
- corker,
- crackerjack
- (also crackajack),
- dandy,
- jim-dandy,
- knockout
- this is just a caution that the following paragraph practically gives away the entire plot of the movie
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- all clear
- we heeded the police officer's caution about the road ahead
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- admonishment,
- admonition,
- alarm
- (also alarum),
- alert,
- forewarning,
- heads-up,
- notice,
- warning
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- the standard caution of donning surgical gloves before performing any kind of dental work
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The Words of the Week - 3/13/20
The Words of the Week - 3/13/20
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“Caution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caution. Accessed 1 Dec. 2021.
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