WARNED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in aware

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verb

past tense of warn

as in alerted

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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Prince Harry warned Wednesday at the Clinton Global Initiative that artificial intelligence chatbots designed to provide companionship are even more dangerous to young people than social media. — Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026 Despite the stronger year-end balance, district officials warned that the district faces tighter finances ahead. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen oversaw the destruction and warned drug traffickers that authorities would step up efforts to disrupt the illicit trade. — ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026 The Bayeux Tapestry loan generated considerable controversy before arriving in London, as opponents of the exhibition warned that the fragile textile should not undertake such a journey. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Before the court fight was launched, Edwin Benn, the arbitrator who oversaw 2023 contract negotiations between the city and FOP, warned the City Council that any attempt to undermine his award to the union would be futile. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 Rinkēvičs also warned that NATO must accelerate its adaptation to the rapidly changing nature of warfare, particularly the growing role of drones and missile technology. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Florida law enforcement groups, like the Florida Sheriffs Association, have also warned that the amendment could stretch them thin and lead to longer response times. — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026 That was March 2020, when the CEOs of General Motors, Ford, and Fiat Chrysler tried to coordinate production halts over Covid-19 fears, only to be warned by their lawyers that doing so could violate antitrust rules. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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Adjective

The Australian website probe occurred in June, an OpenAI spokesperson previously told CNN, but the company was only made aware of it in August.

— Auzinea Bacon, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Making Prescribing Alerts More Patient-Specific Many healthcare organizations already have decision-support alerting built into their prescribing systems, which could be made more context-aware for individual patients.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of aware

Verb

Deadline has been alerted to a planned protest against NAZA outside Lincoln Center in New York City, where the film will screen on Saturday.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Police, who said that they had been alerted to a stabbing by a Ukrainian citizen, said that a 31-year-old foreign national was detained as a suspect at the scene.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of alerted

Adjective

Wash it all down with a couple of Wet Martinis, one of the prepared vermouths that packs a punch thanks to the sharp splash of orange bitters.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
The group included people who were prepared and able to influence what happened next.

— Angela Cusack, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of prepared

Verb

The Dutch Restitutions Committee had advised culture minister Rianne Letschert to return the work.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The employee said acting General Counsel Anna Hehenberger and Chief Financial Officer Kelly Kluttz advised her a contract was necessary for compliance.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of advised

Adjective

But as policymakers try to make informed decisions, Senate lawmakers and their staff are barred from using all but the most basic AI tools.

— Eric McDaniel, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026
And frankly, the best legislation comes out of very informed members of Congress debating issue sets.

— Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of informed

Adjective

The next mission, Artemis IV, is slated for no sooner than 2028 and would have astronauts landing on the moon in either Blue Moon or Starship, whichever is ready first.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
This is the one who shows up, locked and loaded and ready for duty, in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Digger, one bumpy ride of a satire slash symphony-of-burning-Rome-fiddlers.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2026

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