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 others cautioned that national political elections are hard to predict. — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026

Palagashvili cautioned that the findings are preliminary and descriptive and do not establish that AI caused the increase. — Barbara Booth, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026

The company cautioned that Claude can make mistakes in its responses and advised users to check important figures with their banks. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

The firm cautioned that the subgroup findings are directional. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026

Tenpas cautioned that removing Hegseth would not necessarily prevent congressional investigations or hearings, but could reduce the controversy surrounding the administration. — Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026

However, Swain cautioned that the wetter-than-average conditions do not mean an end to the ongoing water crisis in the Colorado River basin. — Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026

In July, an FDA advisory panel voted to recommend that these pharmacies be cleared to manufacture six of these substances, even though agency scientists cautioned against the move due to the lack of clinical safety or efficacy data. — Nicholas Florko, STAT, 29 Oct. 2026

Sources cautioned that the show has not officially been renewed for a second season yet and there are several other factors that could impact its future, but the plans are a positive sign for the spinoff. — Peter White, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026