give fair warning

VERB

forewarn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admonish apprise dissuade tip off

STRONG

advise alarm alert flag portend telegraph tip

WEAK

forbode give the high sign premonish pull one's coat put a bug in one's ear put on guard put one wise wave a red flag

VERB

warn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

address advise alert caution hint inform instruct notify order predict prepare prompt recommend remind signal suggest summon tell threaten urge

STRONG

acquaint admonish advocate apprise clue counsel deprecate direct dissuade enjoin exhort forbid forearm forewarn guide post prescribe remonstrate reprove tip

WEAK

clue in cry wolf fill in give the high sign give warning lay it out make aware put on guard tip off wise up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal discourage disorganize dissuade hide ignore prevent

STRONG

allow approve commend compliment laud misguide mislead neglect permit praise withhold

Example Sentences

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We also give fair warning to Fasano that the JI will continue to question him on local, state, and national issues that affect our readership.

From Washington Times • Dec. 29, 2017

But several demonstrators said the police were overly aggressive and did not give fair warning.

From New York Times • Aug. 21, 2015

When prototypes finally fly out for testing, the FAA had better give fair warning to the towns below.

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2014

But I give fair warning that I shall make no attempt to scale the height or sound the depth of the intellectual phases of this great subject.

From The Book of Delight and Other Papers by Abrahams, Israel

I give fair warning that if your philosopher attempts such a process on my bones, and I am of the same way of thinking as now, he will be sorry for it.

From Around The Tea-Table by Talmage, T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt)

give fair warning

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