Synonyms of forewarned

forewarned 1 of 2

adjective

as in warned

Related Words

• warned
• aware
• prepared
• informed
• ready
• alerted
• wise
• knowing
• clued (in)
• observant
• hip
• watchful
• observing
• vigilant
• alert
• attentive
• sharp-eyed
• with-it
• sharp
• open-eyed
• plugged-in

Dissimilar Words

• unaware
• oblivious
• uninformed
• unconscious
• unwitting
• unprepared
• unmindful
• unknowing
• heedless
• unwary
• unready

forewarned

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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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warned
• alerted
• advised
• cautioned
• informed
• woke
• predicted
• notified
• admonished
• foretold
• prophesied
• presaged
• apprised
• forecast
• augured
• prognosticated
• tipped (off)
• foreshadowed
• harbingered
• boded
• portended
• foreboded
• foretokened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• risked
• imperiled

Example Sentences

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