WARNER 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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Recent Examples of warn While many retirees focus on market crashes or poor investment returns as their biggest worry, financial experts warn that the slow, steady rise in the cost of living may actually pose a greater danger — one that can stretch across decades and leave retirees struggling to keep up. —

Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2026 Tarassova represents a young mother who was injected with dermal filler under her eye at an Orlando med spa by a physician assistant who failed to warn her of the potential for vision loss. —

Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2026 Many Republican officeholders in the Reaganite mold opposed them, and economists from both parties warned that they were poorly designed to reduce the overall trade deficit. —

David Pozen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026 His argument is basically that Anthropic executives disingenuously warn of extreme risks from AI systems in order to justify regulations on the technology with which only Anthropic and a few other AI companies can easily comply. —

Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for warn

Recent Examples of Synonyms for warn

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Unidos and the handful of other local groups training observers last year adopted tactics that proved effective elsewhere, including the use of whistles to alert neighborhood residents to the presence of ICE agents.

— Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 22 Feb. 2026
Some cities and towns across the Bay State alerted residents of parking bans that will go into effect Sunday, before the snow arrives.

— Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 21 Feb. 2026