| warn | | |
| v. (communication) | 1. warn | notify of danger, potential harm, or risk.; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| ~ admonish, monish, warn, discourage | admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior.; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" |
| ~ forewarn, previse | warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning.; "I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house" |
| ~ caution, monish, admonish | warn strongly; put on guard. |
| ~ threaten | to utter intentions of injury or punishment against:.; "He threatened me when I tried to call the police" |
| ~ alert, alarm | warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness.; "The empty house alarmed him"; "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries" |
| v. (communication) | 2. admonish, discourage, monish, warn | admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior.; "I warned him not to go too far"; "I warn you against false assumptions"; "She warned him to be quiet" |
| ~ warn | notify of danger, potential harm, or risk.; "The director warned him that he might be fired"; "The doctor warned me about the dangers of smoking" |
| ~ advise, counsel, rede | give advice to.; "The teacher counsels troubled students"; "The lawyer counselled me when I was accused of tax fraud" |
| v. (communication) | 3. warn | ask to go away.; "The old man warned the children off his property" |
| ~ order, enjoin, tell, say | give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority.; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" |
| v. (communication) | 4. warn | notify, usually in advance.; "I warned you that I would ask some difficult questions" |
| ~ inform | impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to.; "I informed him of his rights" |
| warning | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. warning | a message informing of danger.; "a warning that still more bombs could explode" |
| ~ making known, informing | a speech act that conveys information. |
| ~ wake-up call | a warning to take action concerning something that was overlooked or neglected.; "the bombing was a wake-up call to strengthen domestic security" |
| ~ alarmism | needless warnings. |
| ~ alert, alerting | a warning serves to make you more alert to danger. |
| ~ caveat, caution | a warning against certain acts.; "a caveat against unfair practices" |
| ~ false alarm | a warning that is given about something that fails to occur. |
| ~ forewarning, premonition | an early warning about a future event. |
| ~ heads-up | a warning message.; "he sent a heads-up to the District Attorney" |
| ~ strategic warning | (military) a warning prior to the start of a threatening act. |
| ~ tactical warning | (military) a warning after the initiation of a hostile act. |
| ~ threat | a warning that something unpleasant is imminent.; "they were under threat of arrest" |
| n. (communication) | 2. admonition, monition, warning, word of advice | cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness).; "a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality"; "the warning was to beware of surprises"; "his final word of advice was not to play with matches" |
| ~ advice | a proposal for an appropriate course of action. |
| ~ deterrent example, object lesson, lesson, example | punishment intended as a warning to others.; "they decided to make an example of him" |
| n. (communication) | 3. warning | notification of something, usually in advance.; "they gave little warning of their arrival"; "she had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin" |
| ~ apprisal, notification, telling | informing by words. |
| adj. | 4. admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory, warning | serving to warn.; "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence" |
| ~ dissuasive | deterring from action.; "dissuasive advice"; "made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand" |
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