Antonyms for precautionarypre·cau·tion·a·ry

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1. precautionary, precautionaladjective

   taken in advance to protect against possible danger or failure

   "gave precautionary advice"; "I would take precautionary steps to keep him away"

   Antonyms:
   permissive

   Synonyms:
   precautional

How to use precautionary in a sentence?

1. German Finance Minster Wolfgang Schaeuble:

   At the moment, the troika and Greece have to determine whether Greece has fulfilled the conditions for the payment of the final tranche of the current program, then we have to see what is necessary for next year after the current program has expired. Greece is in a better position than we assumed two years ago but it needs support on financial markets, so the thinking is in terms of a precautionary credit line, with certain conditions attached.

2. The IMF:

   The FCL arrangement reinforces Poland's buffers against external risks. The lower access is appropriate in light of somewhat lower risks and the improvement in Poland's fundamentals, the authorities intend to continue to treat the arrangement as precautionary and to gradually exit from the FCL once external risks recede.

3. Tim Newbold:

   Given the stakes it's best to be precautionary.

4. Cornel Driessen:

   Jason tweaked his back moving an item under his motor coach last night, this is a precautionary withdrawal for a long-standing disc issue.

5. Pedro Assy:

   It will be different, with all the precautionary measures we have to take, distances of tables, number of people sitting together, but it feels good to be working again.

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