WARN Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

warn

verb

ˈwȯrn

Definition of warn

as in to alert

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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imperil

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Recent Examples of warn County Superintendent David Gordon also warned that the withdrawal was not free money, saying the district would eventually need to replenish the trust to cover retiree health costs. — Chaewon Chung updated August 27, Sacbee.com, 27 Aug. 2026 And any dampened demand for popular tech risks further limiting innovation while seemingly working in lockstep with tariffs to slow AI adoption in the US, the letter warned. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 On Monday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry pointed to US refueling aircraft leaving Bulgarian territory, warning that Tehran could target the European Union nation, which is also a NATO member. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 The sums involved today dwarf even the spending Wigglesworth was warning about more than 20 years ago. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for warn

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Bonds, who carries the BRCA gene, remembers going to a waiting room and being handed a beeper that would alert her when a doctor was ready.

— Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
LifeLock's identity and financial monitoring features can alert you to certain signs of identity theft, while its restoration services can help if your information is misused.

— Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

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