forewarning

noun

fore·​warn·​ing fȯr-ˈwȯr-niŋ 

1

: a warning given in advance

2

: the state of being warned in advance

Synonyms

• admonishment
• admonition
• alarm
• alarum
• alert
• caution
• heads-up
• notice
• warning

Examples of forewarning in a Sentence

heeded the forewarning to stay off the ice until the town had checked to see if it was thick enough

Recent Examples on the Web

American reconnaissance flights over eastern Europe, for example, have offered Kyiv otherwise unattainable forewarning on Russian activity and assistance in targeting. —David Brennan, ABC News, 19 June 2025

Norm Miller, University of San Diego YES: Consumers appreciate transparency and forewarning. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025

Fast-food forewarning: McDonald’s reported lackluster quarterly earnings Thursday morning, posting its steepest U.S. same-store sales decline since the early days of the Covid pandemic in 2020. —Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 May 2025

Barnard, a college affiliated with Columbia, however, sent no forewarning to its community, according to several staff members CNN spoke with. —Sarah Boxer, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1548, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for forewarning

• adorning
• midmorning
• corning
• horning
• morning
• mourning
• scorning
• warning