Synonyms of caveats

caveats

noun

plural of caveat

as in warnings

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

• warnings
• cautions
• admonitions
• prohibitions
• limitations
• alarms
• admonishments
• forewarnings
• proscriptions
• heads-ups
• alerts
• restrictions
• notices
• interdictions
• embargoes
• constraints
• vetoes
• interdicts
• bans
• taboos
• restraints
• discouragements
• inhibitions
• mandates
• deterrents
• commandments
• no-no's
• injunctions
• dictates
• decrees
• edicts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of caveats

Most of the studies that find positive associations have caveats. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026

Forecasts can be presented as figures leadership can plan against, with all associated assumptions visible underneath them, rather than buried in caveats. — Udam Dewaraja, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

However, like age-verification measures, the privacy caveats are too invasive and risky to truly protect children, especially given that many of these companies lack security oversight. — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026

There are a few caveats, of course—namely that burpless cucumbers won’t taste like the cucumbers that you’re used to due to the lack of cucurbitacins. — Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 6 Aug. 2026

Both foods may support heart health in various ways, but there are some caveats. — Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2026

Anthropic is careful to explicitly spell out most of these caveats. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

While the study has been a leap forward for rumen microbiology, there are a few caveats. — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 27 July 2026

However, there were some caveats, such as a pending application for a data center or the possibility that such a facility was the only viable use for a particular property, said Strelo. — Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 24 July 2026