Antonyms for caution
ˈkɔ ʃəncau·tion

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1. caution

   Care concerns what we possess; anxiety, often, what we do not; riches bring many cares; poverty brings many anxieties. Care also signifies watchful attention, in view of possible harm; as, "This side up with care;" "Take care of yourself;" or, as a sharp warning, "Take care!" Caution has a sense of possible harm and risk only to be escaped, if at all, by careful deliberation and observation. Care inclines to the positive, caution to the negative; care is shown in doing, caution largely in not doing. Precaution is allied with care, prudence with caution; a man rides a dangerous horse with care; caution will keep him from mounting the horse; precaution looks to the saddle-girths, bit and bridle, and all that may make the rider secure. Circumspection is watchful observation and calculation, but without the timidity implied in caution. Concern denotes a serious interest, milder than anxiety; as, concern for the safety of a ship at sea. Heed implies attention without disquiet; it is now largely displaced by attention and care. Solicitude involves especially the element of desire, not expressed in anxiety, and of hopefulness, not implied in care. A parent feels constant solicitude for his children's welfare, anxiety as to dangers that threaten it, with care to guard against them. Watchfulness recognizes the possibility of danger, wariness the probability. A man who is not influenced by caution to keep out of danger may display great wariness in the midst of it. Care has also the sense of responsibility, with possible control, as expressed in charge, management, oversight; as, these children are under my care; send the money to me in care of the firm. Compare ALARM; ANXIETY; PRUDENCE.

   Antonyms:
   carelessness, disregard, heedlessness, inattention, indifference, neglect, negligence, omission, oversight, recklessness, remissness, slight

   Synonyms:
   anxiety, attention, care, charge, circumspection, concern, direction, forethought, heed, management, oversight, perplexity, precaution, prudence, solicitude, trouble, vigilance, wariness, watchfulness, worry

   Preposition:
   Take care of the house; for the future; about the matter.

Matched Categories

1. • Attentiveness
   • Warn

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. caution, cautiousness, carefulnessnoun

   the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger

   "a man of caution"

   Antonyms:
   incautiousness, incaution

   Synonyms:
   circumspection, precaution, caveat, care, cautiousness, forethought, carefulness

2. caution, caveatnoun

   a warning against certain acts

   "a caveat against unfair practices"

   Antonyms:
   incaution, incautiousness

   Synonyms:
   circumspection, precaution, caveat, care, cautiousness, forethought, carefulness

3. caution, precaution, care, forethoughtnoun

   judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger

   "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care"

   Antonyms:
   incaution, incautiousness

   Synonyms:
   circumspection, precaution, aid, tending, upkeep, guard, caveat, forethought, cautiousness, concern, premeditation, charge, safeguard, tutelage, guardianship, carefulness, maintenance, attention, care, fear

4. circumspection, cautionverb

   the trait of being circumspect and prudent

   Antonyms:
   incautiousness, incaution

   Synonyms:
   discreetness, circumspection, discretion, precaution, caveat, care, prudence, forethought, cautiousness, carefulness

5. caution, admonish, monishverb

   warn strongly; put on guard

   Antonyms:
   incaution, incautiousness

   Synonyms:
   reprove, monish, discourage, warn, admonish

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1. cautionnoun

   Synonyms:
   wariness, forethought, circumspection, advice, warning, admonition

2. cautionverb

   Synonyms:
   forewarn, admonish, warn, counsel, advise, dissuade

How to use caution in a sentence?

1. Andre Bakhos:

   Caution is very important among investors when it comes to trade ... this choppy, erratic and volatile action on a day-to-day and intraday basis is going to be the norm till things settle down.

2. Katsunobu Kato:

   The number of new coronavirus cases is falling, but caution is still needed.

3. Michael Cheng:

   Given this decision, credit rating agencies will generally have to exercise more caution, as it seems the court agrees with the SFC that these type of research activities are within its remit.

4. Paul Rivers:

   We (looked) at all the available evidence of what the attackers did, and as we looked at that, we don’t see any evidence that these are the kinds of attackers that did access the data, or did anything to take that data, however, in an abundance of caution, we don’t want to depend on our judgment alone.

5. Assistant Fire Chief Jerry Jenkins:

   It was very dangerous, with flood conditions and moving waters it's a risky rescue even for first responders, there have been folks who have lost their lives, being civilians and making rescues. What they did was very brave, and they are very heroic, but there is definitely a side of caution.

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