Cautious vs Precaution - What's the difference?
cautious | precaution |
careful; using or exercising caution; tentative
Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by precaution.
* John Henry Newman
A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good or success; a precautionary act.
(transitive): To warn or caution beforehand. --.
(rare): To take precaution against. --.
As an adjective cautious
is careful; using or exercising caution; tentative.As a noun precaution is
precaution.cautious
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Adjective
(en adjective)- He took a few cautious steps out the door.
Synonyms
* See alsoAntonyms
* neglecting * carelessDerived terms
* overcautiousprecaution
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Noun
(en noun)- The ancient philosophers treasured up their supposed discoveries with miserable precaution .
- to take precautions against risks of accident