Synonyms of caveat

caveat

noun

as in warning

formal something (such as a piece of advice) that should be remembered when one is doing or thinking about something

Her stock tips always came with a caveat: that the market is impossible to predict with absolute accuracy.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warning
• caution
• admonition
• notice
• limitation
• forewarning
• heads-up
• alert
• prohibition
• admonishment
• veto
• embargo
• alarm
• ban
• restriction
• alarum
• no-no
• interdiction
• constraint
• proscription
• taboo
• deterrent
• mandate
• restraint
• interdict
• inhibition
• commandment
• tabu
• injunction
• discouragement
• decree
• edict
• dictate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of caveat

Following the erroneous announcement, reporters uncovered a flurry of caveats and calculations that led to the oversight and inflated the number. —Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025

Another caveat is that, so far, astronomers have not yet found another world like Earth, so geologists cannot yet say whether the way in which Earth's geology and atmosphere developed is typical or not. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 21 Feb. 2025

That’s just one reason why any modern list of the world’s biggest catches includes some caveats. —Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025

The Bundesliga only provides so much context and that lead comes with natural caveats. —Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 18 Feb. 2025

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