Meaning & use

caution

noun·Everyday

Great care taken to avoid danger, mistakes, or unwanted risk in a situation.

See it in a sentence

Drivers should proceed with caution when the road is covered in ice.

The officer gave the teenager a caution instead of pressing formal charges.

A note on using this word

As a verb, caution means to warn someone, as in "she cautioned him against signing without reading it."

Words with a similar meaning

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Words with an opposite meaning

recklessness

Another way to use it

2. verb

To warn someone about a possible danger or problem before it occurs.

The doctor cautioned her patient about mixing the two medications.

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