Home › Words › C › cautelcautel/ˈkɔːtəl/cautel means deceit.cautel is pronounced /ˈkɔːtəl/.EtymologyFrom Latin cautēla, from cautus, past participle of caveō.noundeceite.g.“Perhaps he loves you now, And now no soil nor cautel doth besmirch The virtue of his will” — c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggarcaution; prudence; warinesse.g.“Here come institution, by your blasphemous sacrifice, in all cautels and provisions of the Mass” — a. 1589, William Fulke, Confutation of the Rhemish Testament:A traditional caution or written direction about the proper manner of administering the sacraments.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.cautelous 76% match — Skillful in trickery or deception; cunning, wily. vs cautel →cautelously 72% match — In a cautelous manner. vs cautel →deceivous 70% match — deceptive vs cautel →deceivance 69% match — deceit, deception vs cautel →deceiteous 68% match — deceitful vs cautel →deceptory 67% match — deceptive vs cautel →cautelousness 67% match — The state or quality of being cautelous. vs cautel →callidity 67% match — craftiness, cunning vs cautel →