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warning

[wawr-ning] / ˈwɔr nɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
cautionary
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ominous
STRONG
admonishing cautioning threatening
WEAK
admonitory exemplary exhortatory monitorial monitory premonitory
NOUN
notice of possible occurrence
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admonition advice alarm alert caution example guidance hint indication information lesson notification prediction recommendation sign signal suggestion threat word
STRONG
Mayday SOS augury caveat exhortation fore foretoken forewarning injunction intimation omen portent premonition presage tip tip-off token wink
WEAK
distress signal handwriting on the wall heads up look out watch-it word to the wise
Antonyms
STRONGEST
misinformation

Example Sentences

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Anthropic model scare sparks urgent Bessent, Powell warning to bank CEOs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

Nevertheless, employers understandably saw the warning as a yellow light, if not a flashing red light.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

The move blindsided shareholders and came after a profit warning and the war in Iran had already hammered the stock this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

It also issued a new evacuation warning for residents in the southern suburbs of the capital, Beirut.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

"I just passed one," I shouted back, thinking that he was not warning me but trying to slow me down.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell