PRECAUTIONARY Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

precautionary

adjective

as in preventative

concerned with or serving to keep something from happening prior to the game, we moved the furniture out of the way as a precautionary measure

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Recent Examples of precautionary Anthony Stolarz was expected to get the start but took a puck to the throat during warm-ups and was sent to hospital for precautionary imaging putting Joseph Woll back in action. —

ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026 Warning sirens sounded in the area, alerting citizens to take precautionary measures. —

Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026 Golden Empire Elementary School, which is a few blocks east of where the shooting was reported, was placed on a precautionary lockdown Tuesday morning as deputies searched the area for the suspect. —

Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 17 Mar. 2026 Gass recommended people who are sensitive to heat to take precautionary measures, such as drinking plenty of fluids, and shifting outdoor activities to the cooler times of the day. —

Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026 Though authorities have said the measures are precautionary and that India has plenty of oil, panic-buying threatens to strain domestic resources. —

Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 15 Mar. 2026 Egypt has not halted its tourism initiatives since the start of the Israeli-Palestine conflict in October 2023, leading some regional experts to believe Egypt’s inclusion on the initial list to be a precautionary measure. —

Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Mar. 2026 Adoption of precautionary measures also increased during that time period, from 86 percent in 2024 to 92 percent in 2025. —

Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 10 Mar. 2026 One firefighter was taken to a hospital for precautionary evaluation and while one family member sustained minor injuries while rescuing their four dogs, one dog was found dead at the scene, fire crews reported. —

City News Service, Oc Register, 10 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for precautionary

Adjective

However, college basketball has never featured a greater disparity between the haves and the have-nots, largely due to the transfer portal, which allows powerhouses like Florida to snatch mid-major stars with such swiftness that the sport has yet to take preventative action.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
Princess Kate revealed in March 2024 that she had been diagnosed with cancer and would undergo a course of preventative chemotherapy after having abdominal surgery.

— Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026