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care
Watchful oversight; charge or supervision:
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  1. Watchful oversight; charge or supervision:
  2. Attentive assistance or treatment to those in need:
  3. Upkeep; maintenance:
chariness
The quality of being chary; cautiousness
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  1. The quality of being chary; cautiousness
  2. The condition of being chary; caution
wariness
The quality or state of being wary
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  1. The quality or state of being wary
  2. Vigilance or the condition of being alert
  3. Precautionary forethought to avoid harm or risk
heed
Close attention; careful notice
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  1. Close attention; careful notice
discretion
The quality of being discreet, or careful about what one does and says; prudence
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  1. The quality of being discreet, or careful about what one does and says; prudence
  2. (Archaic) The action or power of discerning; judgment
  3. The freedom of choice and of action of a judge, prosecutor, or other public official, within the defined scope of his or her responsibilities. For example, in a criminal matter a judge may have wide discretion to release the defendant on recognizance or to demand bail in any amount, based on the judge’s view of the defendant as a flight risk. The freedom of choice and of action of a judge, prosecutor, or other public official, within the defined scope of his or her responsibilities. For example, in a criminal matter a judge may have wide discretion to release the defendant on recognizance or to demand bail in any amount, based on the judge’s view of the defendant as a flight risk.
admonition
An admonishing, or warning to correct some fault
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  1. An admonishing, or warning to correct some fault
  2. A judge’s advice, cautionary statement, direction, reprimand, or warning to a jury, lawyer, party, spectator, or witness regarding any matter that arises during a judicial proceeding. A judge’s advice, cautionary statement, direction, reprimand, or warning to a jury, lawyer, party, spectator, or witness regarding any matter that arises during a judicial proceeding.
  3. Mild, kind, yet earnest reproof.
caveat
An admonition, caution, or warning.
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  1. An admonition, caution, or warning.
  2. A formal notice to a court or public official that the notifier has an interest in a matter or property and requests the suspension of some procedure or proceeding concerning the matter or property until the notifier is given a hearing.
  3. A formal notice or warning given by a party to a judge or other court officer concerning his or her behavior and requesting a suspension of the proceeding until the merits of the notice or warning are determined.
forewarn
To warn in advance.
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  1. To warn in advance.
  2. To warn beforehand
alert
To inform or make aware of
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  1. To inform or make aware of
  2. To notify of approaching danger or action; warn:
  3. To give warning to.
advise
To discuss something and get advice; consult (with a person)
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  1. To discuss something and get advice; consult (with a person)
  2. To give advice
  3. To recommend; suggest:
calculation
Careful planning or forethought, esp. with selfish motives
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  1. Careful planning or forethought, esp. with selfish motives
  2. Careful, often cunning estimation and planning of likely outcomes, especially to advance one's own interests.
  3. Something deduced by calculating; estimate; plan
care
Watchful oversight; charge or supervision:
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  1. Watchful oversight; charge or supervision:
  2. Attentive assistance or treatment to those in need:
  3. Upkeep; maintenance:
carefulness
The state of being careful.
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  1. The state of being careful.
precaution
Caution practiced in advance; forethought or circumspection:
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  1. Caution practiced in advance; forethought or circumspection:
  2. An action taken in advance to protect against possible danger, failure, or injury; a safeguard:
  3. Care taken beforehand; caution used in advance
wariness
The quality or state of being wary
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  1. The quality or state of being wary
  2. Vigilance or the condition of being alert
  3. Precautionary forethought to avoid harm or risk
care
Watchful oversight; charge or supervision:
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  1. Watchful oversight; charge or supervision:
  2. Attentive assistance or treatment to those in need:
  3. Upkeep; maintenance:
carefulness
The state of being careful.
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  1. The state of being careful.
heed
Close attention; careful notice
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  1. Close attention; careful notice
heedfulness
The state or quality of being heedful.
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  1. The state or quality of being heedful.
mindfulness
Awareness
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  1. Awareness
  2. Inclination to be mindful or aware
  3. (As understood in Buddhism and psychology) paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally
regard
Respect, affection, or esteem:
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  1. Respect, affection, or esteem:
  2. A firm, fixed look; gaze
  3. Consideration; attention; concern
discretion
The quality of being discreet, or careful about what one does and says; prudence
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  1. The quality of being discreet, or careful about what one does and says; prudence
  2. The freedom of choice and of action of a judge, prosecutor, or other public official, within the defined scope of his or her responsibilities. For example, in a criminal matter a judge may have wide discretion to release the defendant on recognizance or to demand bail in any amount, based on the judge’s view of the defendant as a flight risk. The freedom of choice and of action of a judge, prosecutor, or other public official, within the defined scope of his or her responsibilities. For example, in a criminal matter a judge may have wide discretion to release the defendant on recognizance or to demand bail in any amount, based on the judge’s view of the defendant as a flight risk.
  3. (Archaic) The action or power of discerning; judgment
foresight
The ability or action of imagining or anticipating what might happen in the future.
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  1. The ability or action of imagining or anticipating what might happen in the future.
  2. Care in providing for the future:
  3. Thoughtful regard or provision for the future; prudent forethought
foresightedness
The quality of having foresight
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  1. The quality of having foresight
  2. The prudent exercise of common sense when planning for the future
forethought
A thinking or planning beforehand; premeditation
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  1. A thinking or planning beforehand; premeditation
  2. Prudent thought for the future; foresight
  3. Deliberation, consideration, or planning for the future; foresight.
precaution
Caution practiced in advance; forethought or circumspection:
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  1. Caution practiced in advance; forethought or circumspection:
  2. Care taken beforehand; caution used in advance
  3. An action taken in advance to protect against possible danger, failure, or injury; a safeguard:
prudence
The quality or fact of being prudent
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  1. The quality or fact of being prudent
  2. Careful management; economy
  3. The quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; discretion; carefulness; hence, also, economy; frugality.
admonition
A judge’s advice, cautionary statement, direction, reprimand, or warning to a jury, lawyer, party, spectator, or witness regarding any matter that arises during a judicial proceeding. A judge’s advice, cautionary statement, direction, reprimand, or warning to a jury, lawyer, party, spectator, or witness regarding any matter that arises during a judicial proceeding.
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  1. A judge’s advice, cautionary statement, direction, reprimand, or warning to a jury, lawyer, party, spectator, or witness regarding any matter that arises during a judicial proceeding. A judge’s advice, cautionary statement, direction, reprimand, or warning to a jury, lawyer, party, spectator, or witness regarding any matter that arises during a judicial proceeding.
  2. Cautionary advice or warning.
  3. An admonishing, or warning to correct some fault
caveat
A formal notice or warning given by a party to a judge or other court officer concerning his or her behavior and requesting a suspension of the proceeding until the merits of the notice or warning are determined.
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  1. A formal notice or warning given by a party to a judge or other court officer concerning his or her behavior and requesting a suspension of the proceeding until the merits of the notice or warning are determined.
  2. An admonition, caution, or warning.
  3. A warning
monition
An official or legal notice; specif., an order issued by a court, as a summons or a command to refrain from doing some act
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  1. An official or legal notice; specif., an order issued by a court, as a summons or a command to refrain from doing some act
  2. A warning or intimation of something imminent, especially of impending danger.
  3. Admonition; warning; caution
warning
The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
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  1. The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.
  2. A statement telling of or an indication providing evidence of impending danger, difficulty, or misfortune:
  3. A cautionary or deterrent example:
admonish
To inform or remind, by way of a warning
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  1. To inform or remind, by way of a warning
  2. To remind (someone) of something forgotten or disregarded, as an obligation or a responsibility.
  3. To counsel (another) against something to be avoided or warn (that something is dangerous):
alarm
To give warning to:
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  1. To give warning to:
  2. To equip with or protect by an alarm:
  3. To fill with alarm or anxious concern.
alert
To inform or make aware of
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  1. To inform or make aware of
  2. To notify of approaching danger or action; warn:
  3. To give warning to.
forewarn
To warn in advance.
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  1. To warn in advance.
  2. To warn beforehand
warn
To advise or caution (someone) about a course of action:
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  1. To advise or caution (someone) about a course of action:
  2. To tell (a person) of a danger, coming evil, misfortune, etc.; put on guard; caution
  3. To give notice to (a person) to stay or keep (off, away, etc.)
Find another word for caution. In this page you can discover 56 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for caution, like: care, care, chariness, wariness, heed, discretion, forewarning, admonition, caveat, forewarn and alert.

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  • Once again, I'll exercise caution and not lead anyone to my secret place.

  • As the couple climbed to higher elevations, more caution was necessary as icy patches became more frequent.

  • Jennifer asked, caution written on her words.

  • While they had made no effort to be quiet, they now moved forward with caution, pausing every few steps to listen.

  • The dark interior set off caution bells again.

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