cautions
Advises against proceeding
Cautions functions as both verb and noun around the idea of warning.
To caution someone is to advise them against something risky or unwise: The doctor cautioned him about mixing medications.
As a noun, cautions are warnings or advisories: She ignored all cautions and proceeded anyway.
In British legal usage, a caution is a formal warning given by police in lieu of prosecution.
Warning notifications
- advisoriesOfficial cautionary notices
- red flagsIndicators something's wrong
- alarmsSignals indicating danger
- signalsConveyed indications
notifications · reminders · caveats · admonitions · prohibitions · injunctions · guidelines · instructions
Quality of being thorough
- warinessCautious distrust
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- circumspectionCareful consideration of consequences
- vigilanceState of keen awareness
heedfulness · foresight · deliberation · restraint · judgment · wisdom · meticulousness · tact
alerts
Warning notifications
- advisoriesOfficial cautionary notices
- red flagsIndicators something's wrong
- alarmsSignals indicating danger
signals · notifications · reminders · caveats · admonitions · prohibitions · injunctions · guidelines · instructions · notices
carefulness
Quality of being thorough
- warinessCautious distrust
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- circumspectionCareful consideration of consequences
vigilance · heedfulness · foresight · deliberation · restraint · judgment · wisdom · meticulousness · tact · sagacity
- boxing rulesreferee, knockdown, knockout, TKO, round
- medication labelsdrug name, brand name, generic name, dosage, directions
- punishespunishes, penalizes, disciplines, chastises, castigates
- youth justicejuvenile court, juvenile courts, youth court, youth courts, juvenile detention
- manualsuser manual, manual, handbook, product manual, service manual
- premonitionspremonitions, forebodings, presentiments, forewarnings, omens
cautionsrecklessnesses
States of heedless abandon
carelessnesses · neglects · rashnesses · imprudences · foolhardiness
cautionsrecklessness
Careless disregard for danger
carelessness · recklessnesses · abandons · carelessnesses · negligence
- cautionary taleStory illustrating consequences
- throw caution to the windAct recklessly, disregarding consequences
- caution tapeStriped hazard boundary marker
- toss caution to the windDeliberately ignore potential dangers
- proceed with cautionContinue while staying vigilant
- err on the side of cautionPrefer safety over risk
caution, cautious, precaution, cautiously, incautious, cautioned, cautionary, precautions, cautioning