Cautionary
Cautionary adjective - Serving as or offering a warning.
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Synonyms for Cautionary
Impending and cautionary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Impending" instead an adjective "Cautionary".
Nearby Word: caution
Impending
Impending adjective - Being soon to appear or take place.
Cautionary and impending are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cautionary" instead an adjective "Impending".
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Related pairs
- close and cautionary
- close and impending
- inauspicious and cautionary
- inauspicious and impending
- dangerous and cautionary
- dangerous and impending
- ugly and cautionary
- ugly and impending
- ominous and cautionary
- ominous and impending
- threatening and cautionary
- threatening and impending
- portentous and cautionary
- portentous and impending
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