Synonyms of caveat

caveat

noun

as in warning

formal something (such as a piece of advice) that should be remembered when one is doing or thinking about something

Her stock tips always came with a caveat: that the market is impossible to predict with absolute accuracy.

Related Words

• warning
• caution
• admonition
• notice
• limitation
• forewarning
• heads-up
• alert
• prohibition
• admonishment
• veto
• embargo
• alarm
• ban
• restriction
• no-no
• interdiction
• constraint
• proscription
• taboo
• deterrent
• restraint
• mandate
• interdict
• inhibition
• commandment
• injunction
• discouragement
• decree
• edict
• dictate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of caveat

Transparency appears to be key under the new policy, as hosts must be upfront about their house rules at the time of booking and cannot add caveats later. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

Chuba Hubbard’s health, Panthers’ injuries There’s one major caveat to this, of course. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2026

There are also significant caveats related to Trump’s central selling point to Americans — that the deal will bring a gusher of low-cost oil imports. — Cate Brown, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

One caveat worth flagging in consultations is that because the pigment sits in the skin, complete fading isn’t guaranteed. — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026

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