caution

1. 1.

   warn strongly; put on guard

   Synonymsadmonishmonish

   Broaderwarn

Other forms of caution

plural

cautions·

past tense

cautioned·

present participle

cautioning·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about caution

What does caution mean?

caution means "the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in caution?

caution has 2 syllables: cau-tion. The stress falls on "cau". In IPA it is /ˈkɑʃən/.

What is another word for caution?

Close synonyms include cautiousness, carefulness, caveat, precaution, care. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of caution?

The recorded antonyms are incaution.

Is caution a common word?

caution is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.