Synonyms of wake-up call

wake-up call

noun

as in warning

something that tells of approaching danger or risk

his high blood pressure was a wake-up call that he needed to do something about his health

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warning
• red flag
• red light
• handwriting on the wall
• sign
• tocsin
• notification
• tip-off
• signal
• caution
• indicator
• premonition
• declaration
• omen
• buoy
• announcement
• presage
• notice
• portent
• knell
• foretaste
• foretoken

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• green light
• permission
• OK
• go-ahead
• all clear

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wake-up call

The rising autism numbers presented by our CDC should be a wake-up call — there are a lot of us, and what’s truly increasing is the cost of ignoring our needs. — John Elder Robison, STAT, 23 Mar. 2023

The persistence of that finding should be a wake-up call for employers already battling high turnover and labor shortages. — Wire Services, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023

Those efforts show the pandemic has been a wake-up call, Horowitz said. — Rachel Scott, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2023

Texas is on an entirely different level than those teams and had a bit of a wake-up call against Penn State. — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 20 Mar. 2023