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

Mohandie also cautioned against treating crime scene details in the first letter as proof its author was involved. — Michael Ruiz , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

But researchers cautioned that the drug’s efficacy has not yet been proven. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

So forecasters cautioned residents to prepare for a busy hurricane season regardless of the forecasts, which are based on statistical data and models this early in the hurricane season. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2026

Rethink Trade director Lori Wallach cautioned against viewing the first-half 2025-to-2026 contraction in the deficit as an all-out win, given that there were special circumstances that precipitated it. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026

Steven Rogers, a political scientist specializing in polling and elections, cautioned against seeing the turnout results as predictive of what will happen in November. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026

The office cautioned that the actual number of rapes are likely higher due because many cases go unreported by the victims due to fear of reprisal and stigmatization. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

For Plastic Surgery Plastic surgeons have long cautioned patients against bringing in photos of celebrities as inspiration for their own rhinoplasty/breast implants/tummy tuck. — Kara McGrath, Allure, 5 Aug. 2026

Pacherres cautioned against interpreting these temperature limits as a standard threshold; each species of coral is adapted to its own range of daily temperature fluctuations. — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026