Synonyms of forewarning

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noun

as in warning

the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warning
• advice
• caution
• alert
• heads-up
• suggestion
• recommendation
• admonition
• admonishment
• notice
• prediction
• informing
• alarm
• predicting
• alarum
• prophecy
• premonition
• notification
• prophesy
• announcement
• forecasting
• guidance
• declaration
• tip
• foretelling
• notifying
• prophesying
• prognosticating
• presaging
• augury
• auguring
• tip-off
• apprising
• counsel

forewarning

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verb

present participle of forewarn

as in alerting

to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk

I should forewarn you before you come to visit that we have a dog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warning
• alerting
• advising
• cautioning
• informing
• waking
• predicting
• notifying
• forecasting
• foretelling
• presaging
• prophesying
• admonishing
• prognosticating
• apprising
• foreshadowing
• auguring
• tipping (off)
• foreboding
• harbingering
• portending
• boding
• forboding
• foretokening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• risking
• imperiling
• imperilling