FOREWARNED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in warned

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verb

past tense of forewarn

as in alerted

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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Recent Examples of forewarned

Adjective

In contrast, during a 12-day war in June 2025, Tehran only attacked one base in Qatar, and even then forewarned authorities in Doha. — Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026 Go forewarned about heavy, heavy drama. — David Lyman, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025 Carnahan shows skill at bouncing suspicion from one character to another as the destination of the $20 million remains up for debate and the time until the forewarned siege is meant to happen continues shrinking. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Verb

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman forewarned these price increases were coming. — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 The former star of The White Lotus explained that she'd been forewarned the scenes were cut from creator and showrunner Sam Levinson. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026 Be forewarned, though, that consumers with lower credit scores may get turned down. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 1 June 2026 This car will induce whiplash in the unprepared and expletives from those who have been forewarned. — Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026 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 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 Just be forewarned, this is not a quick-and-easy nail design. — Glamour, 27 Nov. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forewarned

Adjective

However, Kaczmarek says the county board has been well aware of the funding gap since last year, when the board did not fully fund her budget request.

— Alicia Fabbre, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
There’s also a Transparency Mode for situations where users need to be aware of their surroundings, such as travel announcements.

— Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of aware

Verb

Watson also warned county residents to be on the lookout for unlicensed contractors.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 22 Aug. 2026
Analysts have warned that the structural remedies Bonta has in mind might be deal-breakers for Paramount, making any settlement talks ultimately unproductive.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of warned

Adjective

An additional 45,000 people were in the evacuation warning zone and encouraged to leave now and be prepared to stay away for several days to clear the roads for first responders.

— CBS News, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026
Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said his office was working with fire and emergency crews and was prepared to act if conditions changed.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of prepared

Verb

The news was unexpected, even if Keegan had alerted the Geordie public to his stage four cancer at the end of May.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
During the investigation, police were alerted to two shooting victims who had walked into area hospitals, including Chance.

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of alerted

Adjective

The companies that will be best positioned for the future are those that combine better technology with stronger supplier relationships and more informed decision-making.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
More than a year after the tapes were shared, District Attorney Nathan Hochman charged Flores for violating a decades-old California eavesdropping statute that prohibits secret recordings without informed consent of all parties present.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of informed

Adjective

The prosecution's argument is that while different life events triggered the memories to surface, the teen simply was not ready to discuss them in detail initially.

— John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026
But that doesn’t mean the Sussexes are ready to fully give up on their American dream (despite a Wall Street Journal headline that suggests that this is a branding move to save the couple’s ailing business ventures).

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 20 Aug. 2026

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