warning | Definition of warning

warning

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of warning

1 the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk

she delivered a strict warning that anyone who was caught stealing would be fired

Synonyms of warning

admonishment, admonition, alarm (also alarum), alert, caution, forewarning, heads-up, notice

Words Related to warning

auguring, augury, forecasting, foretelling, predicting, prediction, premonition, presaging, prognosticating, prophecy (also prophesy), prophesying

apprising, informing, notification, notifying, tip-off

advice, counsel, guidance, recommendation, suggestion, tip

announcement, declaration

2 something that tells of approaching danger or risk

the ominously darkening sky was a warning that a tornado was approaching

Synonyms of warning

caution, red flag, red light, tip-off, tocsin, wake-up call

Words Related to warning

omen, portent, premonition, presage

notice, notification

buoy, indicator, knell, sign, signal

foretaste, foretoken

announcement, declaration

Phrases Synonymous with warning

handwriting on the wall

Near Antonyms of warning