caution
The care you take to avoid danger or mistakes.
caution in a sentence
- Cross the icy playground with caution, or you might slip.
- The explorers moved with great caution along the edge of the cliff.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to caution?
- Arecklessness
- Brashness
- Ccare
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C: care. The other three mean the opposite of caution.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to caution?
- Awatchfulness
- Bwariness
- Ccare
- Drecklessness
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D: recklessness. The other three mean nearly the same as caution.
Words that mean something similar
care, wariness, watchfulness
Words that mean the opposite
recklessness, rashness
More words about behaviour & manners
- cautious: Careful to avoid danger or mistakes.
- chaos: A state of complete confusion, where nothing is in order.
- chivalrous: Polite, kind and brave, especially towards people who need help.
- clemency: The mercy a ruler or judge shows by giving a gentler punishment.
- commend: To praise someone for doing something well.
- compel: To force someone to do something.
- consent: To agree to something or give permission for it.
- contribute: To give something, such as money, time or ideas, to help.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test