See precaution in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
Careful forethought to avoid harm or risk:
calculation, care, carefulness, caution, chariness, gingerliness, wariness. See fearThe exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters:
caution, circumspection, discretion, forehandedness, foresight, foresightedness, forethought, forethoughtfulness, prudence. See careful
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