FOREWARN Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

forewarn

verb

fȯr-ˈwȯrn

as in to warn

to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk I should forewarn you before you come to visit that we have a dog

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imperil

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Recent Examples of forewarn The royal family was not forewarned about the Thursday arrest, according to a spokesperson for Charles, as reported by The New York Times. —

Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 19 Feb. 2026 Sensitive information shared with Epstein includes forewarning of a multibillion-dollar bailout for the European Union, over $27 billion in asset sales, Labour tax plans, and even Brown’s resignation. —

Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026 Virtually nobody was forewarned. —

New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026 Worst case, if Picea—which also sells robot vacuums and makes them for other companies—ultimately decides to strip iRobot for parts, your Roomba should still work, just without an app or cloud connectivity, the Verge reported last month when iRobot forewarned of bankruptcy. —

Molly Liebergall, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for forewarn

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forewarn

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The Saudi Foreign Ministry also warned in a statement that the strikes were exacerbating tensions in the region.

— Sarah Dean, NBC news, 12 June 2026
In testimony before the House Committee on Ways and Means, Sheila Clark, President and CEO of the California Hospice and Palliative Care Association, warned that the damage goes far beyond the theft of tax dollars.

— Wes Kilgore, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026