Synonyms of warns

warns

verb

present tense third-person singular of warn

as in alerts

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alerts
• advises
• cautions
• informs
• wakes
• forewarns
• predicts
• admonishes
• notifies
• presages
• foretells
• tips (off)
• forecasts
• prophesies
• apprises
• augurs
• prognosticates
• portends
• foreshadows
• bodes
• forebodes
• harbingers
• foretokens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• risks
• imperils

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of warns

Poland’s prime minister warns Russia may target countries supporting Ukraine with hybrid attacks, while new drone explosions have heightened local fears. — Claudia Ciobanu, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Continue reading … ‘BREAKING POINT’ — Netflix star warns Hollywood has grown outspokenly conservative. — FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

CoreWeave, which went public last year, warns about rising rates in its SEC filings. — Kif Leswing,isabel O'Brien,seema Mody, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026

Daley also warns buyers to look out for furniture with veneers which often peel or chip off and can’t be repaired. — Felicia Feaster, Martha Stewart, 27 Sep. 2026

OpenAI warns of bigger risks OpenAI’s disclosures come as its researchers grapple with increasingly autonomous systems. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Yet a 2025 American Heart Association scientific statement warns that the science underneath these devices isn’t ready for medical decisions, and that gap is about to define the category for the next two years. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026

Ohler also warns against cutting too much into the plant, as this can damage other plant components tucked near the fern’s base. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 24 Sep. 2026

While the total economic fallout of an extreme El Nino is hard to calculate, losses from past events have reached trillions of dollars, according to HSBC's Global Investment Research, which warns the numbers could be even bigger this time. — Edna Tarigan, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026