1. (noun)precaution, safeguard, guard a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc. Synonyms: guard duty, safety, precaution, care, caution, safeguard, sentry duty, forethought, guard, sentry go, safe-conduct, safety device
2. (noun)precaution the trait of practicing caution in advance Synonyms: care, forethought, caution, guard, safeguard
3. (noun)caution, precaution, care, forethought judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger Synonyms: circumspection, precaution, aid, tending, upkeep, guard, caveat, forethought, caution, cautiousness, concern, premeditation, charge, safeguard, tutelage, guardianship, carefulness, maintenance, attention, care, fear
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'precaution'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. precaution 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 Synonyms: care, anxiety, concern, oversight, trouble, attention, direction, perplexity, vigilance, caution, forethought, precaution, wariness, charge, heed, prudence, watchfulness, circumspection, management, solicitude, worry Antonyms: carelessness, inattention, negligence, oversight, remissness, disregard, indifference, omission, recklessness, slight, heedlessness, neglect
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