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. 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.

2. Jeffrey Halley:

   There will no doubt be cautionary announcements by various scientific bodies about the validity of a partial set of results from a tiny trial, markets, though, will likely do their very best to ignore those, preferring to concentrate on ... a potential treatment for COVID-19 symptoms.

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. Tarana Burke:

   This is not a moment to revel in how the mighty have fallen but instead in how the silenced have spoken up, stood together and survived, weinstein's arrest, for the women who have accused Harvey Weinstein and others like them around the world, I'm sure feels like a moment of catharsis and it should serve as a cautionary tale for others like [ Morgan ] Freeman and every day people who toe the line between unacceptable and criminal behavior.

5. Ellis Phifer:

   The fear is that it could be a SARS-type event, which was an economic issue, but this is all cautionary. The market is not panicking or anything.