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Warn synonyms
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forewarn
To warn in advance.
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  1. To warn in advance.
  2. To warn beforehand
caution
To urge to be cautious; warn; admonish
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  1. To urge to be cautious; warn; admonish
  2. To warn or admonish:
  3. To give a warning or admonishment:
give-notice
(Idiomatic) To announce one's intent to leave a job; to inform an employer that one is leaving.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To announce one's intent to leave a job; to inform an employer that one is leaving.
  2. Used other than as an idiom: see give,‎ notice.
signal
To make known or communicate (information) by signals
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  1. To make known or communicate (information) by signals
  2. To cause an effect in (a cell) by the release of a chemical, such as a neurotransmitter or hormone.
  3. A fluctuating quantity or impulse whose variations represent information. The amplitude or frequency of voltage, current, electric field strength, light, and sound can be varied as signals representing information.
advise
To discuss something and get advice; consult (with a person)
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  1. To discuss something and get advice; consult (with a person)
  2. To give advice
  3. To recommend; suggest:
alert
To inform or make aware of
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  1. To inform or make aware of
  2. To notify of approaching danger or action; warn:
  3. To give warning to.
inform
To give or provide information.
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  1. To give or provide information.
  2. To give knowledge of something to; tell; acquaint with a fact, etc.
  3. (--- Obs.) To give form to
apprise
To inform or notify
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  1. To inform or notify
  2. To give notice to; inform:
notify
(Chiefly Brit.) To give notice of; announce; make known
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  1. (Chiefly Brit.) To give notice of; announce; make known
  2. To give (someone) notice of (something).
  3. To give notice to; inform:
remind
To cause to remember; put in mind:
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  1. To cause to remember; put in mind:
  2. To cause one to experience a memory (of someone or something); to bring to the notice or consideration (of a person).
forearm
To arm in advance; prepare beforehand for a fight or any difficulty
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  1. To arm in advance; prepare beforehand for a fight or any difficulty
admonish
To remind (someone) of something forgotten or disregarded, as an obligation or a responsibility.
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  1. To remind (someone) of something forgotten or disregarded, as an obligation or a responsibility.
  2. To caution against specific faults; warn
  3. To counsel (another) against something to be avoided or warn (that something is dangerous):
counsel
To give counsel to; advise:
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  1. To give counsel to; advise:
  2. To urge the acceptance of (an action, plan, etc.); recommend
  3. To give advice to; advise
exhort
To make an urgent appeal.
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  1. To make an urgent appeal.
  2. To urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice, or appeal:
  3. To urge earnestly by advice, warning, etc. (to do what is proper or required); admonish strongly
enjoin
To order or compel to stop or prohibit commencement of an activity; of a judge: to grant a court order directing a party to cease a particular activity. To order or compel to stop or prohibit commencement of an activity; of a judge: to grant a court order directing a party to cease a particular activity.
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  1. To order or compel to stop or prohibit commencement of an activity; of a judge: to grant a court order directing a party to cease a particular activity. To order or compel to stop or prohibit commencement of an activity; of a judge: to grant a court order directing a party to cease a particular activity.
  2. To direct (a person) to do something; order or urge:
  3. To require or impose (an action or behavior, for example) with authority and emphasis; prescribe.
reprove
To speak to in disapproval; rebuke
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  1. To speak to in disapproval; rebuke
  2. To express disapproval of (something done or said); censure
  3. To express disapproval to (someone); criticize:
threaten
To express or use threats.
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  1. To express or use threats.
  2. To cause (someone) to feel that his or her power, social standing, or self-esteem is in danger of being diminished:
  3. To express a threat against or give indications of taking hostile action against:
forbid
To command (someone) not to do something:
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  1. To command (someone) not to do something:
  2. To have the effect of preventing; preclude:
  3. To command against the doing or use of (something); prohibit:
predict
To foretell something.
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  1. To foretell something.
  2. To say in advance (what one believes will happen); foretell (a future event or events)
  3. To state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge:
prepare
To equip or furnish with necessary provisions, accessories, etc.; fit out
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  1. To equip or furnish with necessary provisions, accessories, etc.; fit out
  2. (Music) To use (a dissonant tone) in preparation
  3. (Music) To lead up to and soften (a dissonance or its impact) by means of preparation.
remonstrate
(Obs.) To point out; show; demonstrate
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  1. (Obs.) To point out; show; demonstrate
  2. To present and urge reasons in opposition or complaint; protest; object; expostulate
  3. To say or plead in protest, objection, complaint, etc.
urge
To advocate earnestly the doing, consideration, or approval of; press for:
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  1. To advocate earnestly the doing, consideration, or approval of; press for:
  2. To press upon the attention; present or speak of earnestly and repeatedly; plead, allege, or advocate strongly
  3. To present a forceful argument, claim, or case.
recommend
To praise or commend to another as being worthy or desirable; endorse:
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  1. To praise or commend to another as being worthy or desirable; endorse:
  2. To give advice or counsel:
  3. To suggest favorably as suited for some use, function, position, etc.
suggest
To mention as something to think over, act on, etc.; bring to the mind for consideration
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  1. To mention as something to think over, act on, etc.; bring to the mind for consideration
  2. To serve as or provide a motive for; prompt or demand:
  3. To offer for consideration or action; propose:
hint
To develop and add hints to a font.
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  1. To develop and add hints to a font.
  2. To give a hint:
  3. (Intransitive) To suggest tacitly without a direct statement; to provide a clue.
cry-wolf
(Idiomatic) To raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.
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  1. (Idiomatic) To raise a false alarm; to constantly warn others about an imagined threat, thereby failing to get assistance when a real threat appears.
tip-off
(Basketball) To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.
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  1. (Basketball) To put the ball in play by throwing it up between two opponents.
  2. (Idiomatic) To alert or inform someone.
cry-havoc
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  2. 1608, Do not cry havoc, where you should but hunt— Shakespeare, Coriolanus
read the riot act. See syn. study at advise.advise
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    admonish
    To inform or remind, by way of a warning
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    1. To inform or remind, by way of a warning
    2. To counsel (another) against something to be avoided or warn (that something is dangerous):
    3. To caution against specific faults; warn
    alarm
    To give warning to:
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    1. To give warning to:
    2. To equip with or protect by an alarm:
    3. To fill with alarm or anxious concern.
    alert
    To inform or make aware of
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    1. To inform or make aware of
    2. To notify of approaching danger or action; warn:
    3. To give warning to.
    caution
    To urge to be cautious; warn; admonish
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    1. To urge to be cautious; warn; admonish
    2. To warn or admonish:
    3. To give a warning or admonishment:
    forewarn
    To warn in advance.
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    1. To warn in advance.
    2. To warn beforehand
    Find another word for warn. In this page you can discover 48 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for warn, like: forewarn, caution, give-notice, put on guard, give (fair) warning, signal, advise, alert, inform, apprise and notify.

    Sentence Examples

    • I warn you again, step aside.

    • Paints that warn of overheating.

    • Go up the hill and watch for cars so you can warn anyone before they get to the curve.

    • I came to warn you.

    • But I feel obliged to warn you anyway.

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