caveat

Questions about caveat

What does caveat mean?

caveat means "a warning against certain acts". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in caveat?

caveat has 3 syllables: ca-ve-at. The stress falls on "ca". In IPA it is /ˈkeɪviˌæt/.

What is another word for caveat?

Close synonyms include caution. 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.

Is caveat a common word?

caveat is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with caveat?

3 words rhyme with caveat. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.