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

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

Cleveland Clinic also warns about dehydration during heat therapy, a real consideration in a busy household routine. — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Cleveland Clinic advises a low-and-slow approach, warns about dehydration and recommends infrared sauna sessions below 30 minutes and only three to four times weekly. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026

This device not only warns you of incoming threats (similar to the radio static in previous games) but also gently nudges you in the right direction by showing a garbled feed of landmarks. — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Bites from bats may be painless and may not leave a mark, the health department warns. — Riley Moser, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026

Mamdani warns New Yorkers new $4M public toilets could open on you mid-use. — FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Cassidy warns against 'feeding into untruths' Cassidy later asked Saphier whether a parent should vaccinate their child with the MMR. — Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 18 Sep. 2026

The Protect Democracy report warns that such partisan tactics reduce faith in American elections generally and insulate incumbent lawmakers from public opinion. — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026