Synonyms for cautionary
ˈkɔ ʃəˌnɛr icau·tion·a·ry

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1. cautionary, prophylacticadjective

   warding off

   "the swastika...a very ancient prophylactic symbol occurring among all peoples"- Victor Schultze

   Synonyms:
   prophylactic, contraceptive, warning(a), exemplary, antifertility, admonitory, preventive, preventative, monitory

   Antonyms:
   unprotective, persuasive

2. admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning(a)adjective

   serving to warn

   "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"

   Antonyms:
   unprotective, persuasive

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1. List of paraphrases for "cautionary":

   precautionary, warning, precaution, warnings

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1. David Fink:

   What it really offers is this cautionary tale that says a few things. One, the amount of money and resources that are going into these programs need to be evaluated to understand what their ultimate costs are, studies have come out in the past looking at reduced prescribing behavior, but we're taking it to the next level -- looking at fatal or nonfatal overdoses. And what we're seeing is that when you actually look at the literature, it isn't that strong to support.

2. Jackie Chan:

   I hope that young people will see Jaycee as a cautionary tale and stay away from drugs, i failed to teach my son and I should also bear responsibility. Jaycee and I deeply bow in apology to society.

3. Kevin Walling:

   It’s a cautionary tale for Democrats and the anti-Trump wing of the Republican Party, many of whom are celebrating his relatively low energy announcement speech last night, a wounded Donald Trump is an even more dangerous Donald Trump for his GOP rivals and even President Biden.

4. Steve Carell:

   There was a level of fraud on a national scale that people were not privy to that could happen again tomorrow, i think it's a cautionary tale and I hope it starts conversations about how to change things and to avoid it happening again because it could be far worse next time.

5. Barack Hussein Obama:

   My one cautionary note is I think it is very important for all the candidates who are running at every level to pay some attention to where voters actually are.