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

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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

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

Some attorneys are cautioning that the administration could eliminate the protections without making a public statement, or announce a decision at any time. — Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

The Japanese yen surged this week against the dollar, but one investor is already cautioning that the currency's newfound strength may be short-lived. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026

Demis Hassabis has made the same point more bluntly, cautioning that using AI lazily can actually make people worse at critical thinking. — Ted Ladd, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

And the pendulum has swung on hormone therapy; medical groups now recommend it again for many patients, after years of cautioning against it. — Mara Gordon, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026

The European Union joined in, cautioning against the labeling requirement and pointing to the European Food Safety Authority report. — Ashley Okwuosa, STAT, 30 July 2026

National organizations issued a separate advisory more than two months ago, cautioning fans, journalists and international visitors during their visit due to an uptick in enforcement. — Emily Harter, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026