| NOUN | communication | warning | a message informing of danger / danger |
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| communication | warning, admonition, monition, word of advice | cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness) | |
| communication | warning | notification of something, usually in advance | |
| ADJECTIVE | all | warning, admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory | serving to warn |
| Sounds | wao'rnihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | Serving to warn. | |
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| Synonyms | admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory | |
| Broader | dissuasive | deterring from action |
| Spanish | admonitorio, aleccionador, ejemplar | |
| Catalan | exemplar, monitori | |
| Meaning | A message informing of danger / danger. | |
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| Example | "a warning that still more bombs could explode" | |
| Narrower | alarmism | needless warnings |
| alert, alerting | A warning serves to make you more alert to danger | |
| caution, caveat | A warning against certain acts | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| wake-up call | A warning to take action concerning something that was overlooked or neglected | |
| Broader | informing, making known | A speech act that conveys information |
| Spanish | advertencia, alarma, aviso | |
| Catalan | advertència, advertiment, avís | |
| Verbs | warn | notify of danger / danger, potential harm, or risk |
| Meaning | cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness). | |
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| Example | "the warning was to beware of surprises" | |
| Synonyms | admonition, monition, word of advice | |
| Narrower | example, deterrent example, lesson, object lesson | punishment intended as a warning to others |
| Broader | advice | A proposal for an appropriate course of action |
| Spanish | admonición, amonestación, aviso | |
| Verbs | warn | admonish or counsel in terms of someone's behavior |
| Meaning | Notification of something, usually in advance. | |
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| Broader | telling, apprisal, notification | informing by words |
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