Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

Thesaurus

cautioning

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of cautioning

serving as or offering a warning

  • a cautioning story about how envy can destroy a friendship
Synonyms of cautioning

admonishing, admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, premonitory, warning
Words Related to cautioning

didactic, moralistic, moralizing

advisory, counseling (or counselling)

punishing, punitive

Learn More about cautioning

  1. Nglish: Translation of cautioning for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of cautioning for Arabic speakers

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up cautioning? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show comments hide comments

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games