caution
I
(vigilance) noun
attention, attentiveness, care, carefulness, cautio, circumspection, concern, conscientiousness, consideration, cura, diligence, exactitude, exactness, forethought, guardedness, heed, needfulness, meticulousness, mindfulness, prudence, prudentia, regard, thoroughness, wariness, watchfulness
associated concepts: due caution, ordinary caution
II
(warning) noun
admonition, alarm, alert, augury, caveat, exhortation, foreboding, foretelling, forewarning, monition, notice, omen, portent, precursor, prefiguration, presage, prognosis, prognostic
associated concepts: cautionary instructions
III
verb
admonish, advise against, apprise, be vigilant, communicate to, counsel, dissuade, exhort, exhort to take heed, forearm, foreshow, forewarn, give advice, give fair warning, give intimation of impending evil, give notice, give warning, give warning of possible harm, inform, make aware, monere, notify of danger, persuade against, precaution, predict, prenotify, prepare for the worst, prescribe, presignify, prewarn, put on guard, remonstrate, serve notice, sound the alarm, spell danger, take precautions, urge, warn
associated concepts: due caution, ordinary caution, unusual caution
foreign phrases:
- Abundans cautela non nocet. — Extreme caution does no harm
IV
index
admonish (warn), admonition, advise, alert, castigate, caveat, charge (instruct on the law), counsel, deliberation, deter, deterrent, diligence (care), discourage, discretion (quality of being discreet), dissuade, exhort, expostulate, forewarn, hesitation, indicant, monition (warning), notice (heed), notice (warning), notification, notify, portend, precaution, premonition, prudence, restraint, signify (inform), warning
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006