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

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

Israeli political commentator Amit Segal also cautioned against assuming the allegations would lead to the cancellation of election results. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Warsh also cautioned against attributing the economy’s strength to technology alone. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 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

But, Case cautioned, this is not a prolonged period of lower insurance rates. — Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026

Analysts assessing China’s September 2025 weapons display cautioned that questions about operational capabilities remained. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Venkitasubramanian cautioned that the survey does not show that simply living in Union County makes people better off than living in Gaston County. — Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026