Thesaurus results for PRECAUTION

precaution

noun

pri-ˈkȯ-shən

Definition of precaution

as in safeguard

a measure taken to preclude loss or injury as parents of young children, they have taken the usual precaution of locking up their household cleansers

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Recent Examples of precaution Sources from the Guardia Civil, the local police force, confirmed that the plane was evacuated as a precaution following a bomb threat, per Atlåntico Hoy and Demócrata. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026 Mexican authorities have deployed 15,000 security personnel across the coast and suspended schools as a precaution. — Megan Janetsky, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026 That uncertainty is another reason to stay alert rather than wait for every answer before taking precautions. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 Mayor Mamdani advised New Yorkers to take extra precautions this weekend as an approaching nor’easter threatens to inundate New York City with heavy rain and wind gusts. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for precaution

Recent Examples of Synonyms for precaution

Noun

As is common, there’s not nearly as much protection on iOS, mainly because the safeguards Apple imposes to defeat malware also defeat many malware-fighting techniques.

— Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
From there, review the additional theft safeguards available on your Pixel.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of safeguard

Noun

In addition to making anti-vaccine comments, Kennedy also downplayed pediatric deaths related to measles and touted false cures and preventives, such as the use of vitamin A.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 June 2026
Padlocks, sickles and other objects made of iron, a metal said to possess anti-demonic powers, were stashed in the grave as preventives.

— Franz Lidz, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2023

Definition of preventive

Noun

Without fiefdoms structuring the distribution of land, the division of labor, and the provision of military protection, agents of state coercion were needed to ensure that former serfs would serve as wage laborers.

— Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
The nation's flood insurance program struggles to balance affordability, flood protection and cost to taxpayers, leaving millions vulnerable at a time when climate change is driving flood risk higher.

— MICHAEL PHILLIS, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of protection

Noun

There is a bit of reason for caution, as only 16 of his home runs have come at Coors Field.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The American Petroleum Institute warned that diesel prices would actually rise for most Americans if an export ban is enacted, a caution shared by several economists.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026