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

But Rich Paul, the CEO of Klutch Sports and the agent who represents both players, cautioned that LeBron’s decision does not mean Bronny will make a uniform change. — Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026

The shooting was captured on cellphone video that was widely shared online, though Madison Police Chief John Patterson cautioned Thursday that the video did not show the altercation from the police officers’ perspective. — ABC News, 24 July 2026

One customer recently announced plans to purchase 500 trucks powered by Aurora’s self-driving system, although the company cautioned that some customer intentions may not yet represent binding orders. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026

Konigsberg cautioned that neither FIFA’s contractual arrangements with national federations nor Spain’s agreements with its players are fully transparent. — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 23 July 2026

But Exxon and Chevron have more recently cautioned that an energy crunch really is inevitable if the situation does not improve, and that this could threaten the entire global economy. — Andrew Exum, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026

All of this, Sankey cautioned, is only part of the ongoing conversation within the SEC, but not the conversation. — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 23 July 2026

Agamemnon emerged next and cautioned Odysseus, sharing how he was murdered by his wife after being too confident in receiving a hero’s welcome. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026

Gutman cautioned that investors should not assume pet GLP-1s will mirror the explosive commercial success of human obesity drugs. — Elsa Ohlen,carolin Roth, CNBC, 18 July 2026