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

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

risk
imperil

Examples of warn in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web However, most of those funds came from payments on prior pledges, and Harvard’s financial leaders warned that these levels might be in jeopardy in the future. —

Fortune Editors, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2024 Critics had warned that extending the ban to people using surrogates abroad was impractical and unconstitutional. —

Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 17 Oct. 2024 Local groups however warn the true toll is likely much higher. —

Emma Ogao, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2024 In a Friday night letter to congressional leaders, Biden warned that the Small Business Administration’s disaster loan program is set to run out of funds in a matter of weeks. —

Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for warn

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