Synonyms of cautioning

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adjective

as in warning

serving as or offering a warning

a cautioning story about how envy can destroy a friendship

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warning
• cautionary
• admonishing
• admonitory
• punitive
• premonitory
• monitory
• exemplary
• advisory
• didactic
• moralistic
• moralizing
• counseling
• punishing

cautioning

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noun

as in assistance

Related Words

• warning
• assistance
• sign
• recommendation
• advice
• signal
• caution
• guidance
• suggestion
• tip-off
• counsel
• instruction
• observation
• feedback
• advisement
• telltale
• brief
• direction
• reminder
• tip
• prompt
• lead
• solution
• urging
• hint
• pointer
• clue
• answer

cautioning

3 of 3

verb

present participle of caution

as in alerting

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

• warning
• alerting
• advising
• informing
• forewarning
• waking
• predicting
• admonishing
• notifying
• forecasting
• prophesying
• presaging
• apprising
• foretelling
• prognosticating
• auguring
• tipping (off)
• foreshadowing
• harbingering
• foreboding
• portending
• boding
• foretokening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• risking
• imperiling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cautioning

Verb

Democrats were already cautioning against overconfidence, discussing how to translate their midterm success into more lasting power and to draw back Tuesday’s voters in 2028. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

When this Boxd meets world… While Letterboxd has become a popular destination for moviegoers, Rider Strong is cautioning fellow industry folk from getting too comfortable on the platform. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026

Federal appeals courts have been cautioning judges against early dismissal and from imposing their views on whether two works overlap enough to warrant allowing lawsuits to proceed. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026

Nigeria's Health Minister Muhammad Pate said Friday that the woman's infection appeared closely related to Kenya's first case, while cautioning that this did not necessarily establish the transmission route. — Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026

Nigeria’s Health Minister Muhammad Pate said Friday that the woman's infection appeared closely related to Kenya’s first case, while cautioning that this did not necessarily establish the transmission route. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Customers using Booking’s AI tools are booking somewhat faster, converting at somewhat higher rates, and canceling less often, Steenbergen said, while cautioning that the data remains early stage. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026

Neither the White House nor the Venezuelan government has formally announced a meeting, and Axios quoted a senior administration official cautioning that the plans remain fluid. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

With a powerful El Niño already predicted to batter Southern California over the winter, forecasters are also cautioning residents to be wary of another phenomenon that may come along with it. — Hunter Sowards, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026