Synonyms for caveat
ˈkæv iˌɑt, -ˌæt, ˈkɑ vi-, keɪ-caveat

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1. caution, caveatnoun

   a warning against certain acts

   "a caveat against unfair practices"

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

2. caveatnoun

   (law) a formal notice filed with a court or officer to suspend a proceeding until filer is given a hearing

   "a caveat filed against the probate of a will"

   Synonyms:
   caution

Matched Categories

1. • Law
   • Notice
   • Warning

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1. List of paraphrases for "caveat":

   warning, disclaimer, proviso, caution

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How to use caveat in a sentence?

1. Treva Lindsey:

   People will say, ‘I’m really sad this whole scenario happened, but had she not had that knife ….’ That becomes the ‘but,’ the qualifier, the caveat, and too often we have a caveat when it comes to defending, protecting, and caring for Black girls.

2. Guhan Subramanian:

   With the caveat that I have not been privy to these negotiations, I find the rejection of the settlement by the Xerox board to be extraordinary and highly unusual.

3. The FGA:

   The one caveat in this is that every state dollar spent on able-bodied adults in a Medicaid program is one less dollar that can be spent on other programs. This is essentially eating up tons of funds at the state level.

4. Anthony Fauci:

   It's not too soon if you observe the caveat that's associated with that. And the caveat is, we need to be flexible, and if in fact we do see a turnaround and a resurgence, we have to be able to pivot and go back to any degree of mitigation that is commensurate with what the situation is, we can't just say that' we are done now ; we're going to move on.' We've got to be able to be flexible, because we are dealing with a dynamic situation.

5. Hunter Handsfield:

   The notion that there is a risk that they will rebound, to me, makes a certain amount of sense. But it's with that caveat that we really don't know very well how to interpret the data behind those observations.