Synonyms of cautioned

cautioned

verb

past tense of caution

as in warned

to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk

the doctor cautioned that I should still be careful using my sprained wrist for the next several days

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warned
• alerted
• advised
• forewarned
• informed
• woke
• predicted
• admonished
• notified
• prophesied
• foretold
• forecast
• apprised
• presaged
• prognosticated
• tipped (off)
• augured
• harbingered
• foreshadowed
• portended
• boded
• foreboded
• foretokened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• risked
• imperiled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cautioned

Anwar Gargash, the diplomatic adviser to the UAE’s president, also cautioned against conspiracy theories as investigators look to establish the facts surrounding what happened. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

As your lab results come in, our experts cautioned against looking for particular numbers. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 2 Oct. 2026

Smith also cautioned against sweeping claims about generations. — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

Flydubai has not established why the cockpit confrontation began, and officials have cautioned against premature speculation. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026

But Vasquez cautioned against being overly sentimental about how much the Salvadoran experience has been accepted and adopted by the greater patchwork of Latino Los Angeles. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

But Custer cautioned against reading too much into the combo regimen’s discontinuation rates in Phase 2. — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026

Filipetti cautioned that regardless of whether Moscow intends to follow through, nuclear threats themselves carry risks. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Green promised other changes as well, but cautioned fans not to take them as anything more than trial runs. — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026