| Main Entry: | caution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | alertness, carefulness |
Synonyms: |
Fabian policy, attention, canniness, care, circumspection, deliberation, discreetness, discretion, foresight, forethought, heed, heedfulness, providence, prudence, vigilance, watchfulness |
Antonyms: |
heedlessness, imprudence, indiscretion, neglect, negligence, thoughtlessness |
| Main Entry: | caution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | warning |
Synonyms: |
admonition, advice, bug in one's ear, caveat, commonition, counsel, forewarning, hint, injunction, monition, notice, omen, premonition, sign, tip*, tip-off |
| Main Entry: | caution |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | warn, advise |
Synonyms: |
admonish, alert, exhort, flag, forewarn, give the high sign, give the lowdown on, pull one's coat, put one wise, tip off, tip*, urge, wave a red flag, wise one up |
| Main Entry: | caution |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
admonitory, admonitve, aposematic, careful, cautelous, cautionary, cautious, chary, circumspect, cool, discreet, guarded, heedful, monitory, on one's guard, overcautious, pedetentous, politic, premonitory, prudent, sematic, shy of, skillful, steady, stealthy, sure, unenterprising, warned, warning, wary, watchful
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| Concept: | Caution. |
| Category: | 3. Prospective Affections |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
-verbs
be cautious; take care, take heed, take good care; have a care mind, what one is about; be on one's guard (keep watch) [more]; "make assurance doubly sure" [Macbeth]., bespeak (be early)., think twice, look before one leaps, count the cost, look to the main chance, cut one's coat according to one's cloth; feel one's ground, feel one's way; see how the land lies (foresight); wait to see how the cat jumps; bridle one's tongue; reculer pour mieux sauter (prepare); let well alone, let well enough alone, ne pas reveiller le chat qui dort., keep out of harm's way, keep out of troubled waters; keep at a respectful distance, stand aloof; keep on the safe side, be on the safe side., husband one's resources [more]., caution (warn).
-adjectives
cautious, wary, guarded; on one's guard (watchful) [more]; cavendo tutus; in medio tutissimus; vigilant., careful, heedful; cautelous, stealthy, chary, shy of, circumspect, prudent, discreet, politic; sure-footed (skillful) [more]., unenterprising, unadventurous, cool, steady, self-possessed; overcautious.
-adverbs
cautiously
-phrases
timeo Danaos [Vergil]; festina lente.
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Antonyms: |
rashness |
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| Main Entry: | advice |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | recommendation |
Synonyms: |
admonition, advisement, advocacy, aid, bum steer, caution, charge, consultation, counsel, directions, dissuasion, encouragement, exhortation, forewarning, guidance, help, information, injunction, input, instruction, judgment, lesson, news, opinion, persuasion, prescription, proposal, proposition, recommendation, steer, suggestion, teaching, telltale, tidings, tip, tip-off, two cents' worth, view, warning, word, word to the wise |
| Notes: | advise (verb) means 'to offer advice to or counsel'; advice (noun) is an opinion about what could or should be done about a situation or problem |
Antonyms: |
betrayal, deceit, deception, falsehood, lie, misinformation, misrepresentation |
| Main Entry: | advise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offer recommendation |
Synonyms: |
admonish, advocate, caution, charge, commend, counsel, direct, dissuade, encourage, enjoin, exhort, forewarn, give a pointer, give a tip, guide, instruct, kibitz, level with, move, opine, point out, preach, prepare, prescribe, prompt, put bug in ear, put in two cents, recommend, steer, suggest, tout, update, urge, warn |
Antonyms: |
betray, deceive, delude, fool, lie, pretend, trick |
| Main Entry: | alarm |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | warning, signaling device |
Synonyms: |
Mayday, SOS, alert, bell, blast, buzzer, call, caution, clock, cry, drum, flap, flash*, forewarning, gong, high sign, horn, nod, scramble*, scream, shout, sign, signal, siren, squeal, tip, tip off, tocsin, trumpet, warning, whistle, wink, yell |
| Main Entry: | calculation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | forethought |
Synonyms: |
canniness, caution, circumspection, contrivance, deliberation, discretion, foresight, planning, precaution, prudence, thought |
| Main Entry: | care |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | carefulness, attention to detail |
Synonyms: |
alertness, caution, circumspection, concentration, concern, conscientiousness, consideration, diligence, direction, discrimination, effort, enthusiasm, exactness, exertion, fastidiousness, forethought, heed, interest, management, meticulousness, nicety, pains, particularity, precaution, prudence, regard, scrupulousness, solicitude, thought, trouble, vigilance, wariness, watchfulness |
Antonyms: |
carelessness, neglect, negligence, omission, oversight |