WARN Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

warn

verb

ˈwȯrn

as in to alert

to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk the lifeguard warned the boys that if they continued playing so rough, someone was sure to get hurt

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

risk
imperil

Examples Sentences

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Recent Examples of warn Federal, state and local agencies across the country have warned about increases in anti-LGBTQ+ violence in recent years as state legislatures break records, introducing more than 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills nationwide. —

Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2024 Writers were warned not to bring up the shooting incident. —

Daniel Eagan, IndieWire, 20 Nov. 2024 Friday, Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Director David Rausch warned about the surge of TdA human trafficking in Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville and Chattanooga. —

Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024 Forecasters said flooding from powerful back-to-back storm systems could be life-threatening for parts of the West Coast, and warned those conditions were expected to continue through the end of the week. —

CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for warn