incaution

Questions about incaution

What does incaution mean?

incaution means "the trait of forgetting or ignoring possible danger".

How many syllables are in incaution?

incaution has 4 syllables: in-ca-u-tion. The stress falls on "u".

What is another word for incaution?

Close synonyms include incautiousness. 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 incaution?

The recorded antonyms are caution.

Is incaution a common word?

incaution 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.