WARNINGS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

warnings

noun

plural of warning

as in advice

the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk she delivered a strict warning that anyone who was caught stealing would be fired

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as in signs

something that tells of approaching danger or risk the ominously darkening sky was a warning that a tornado was approaching

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Recent Examples of warnings France is again under moderate wind or severe thunderstorm warnings, and another round of extreme weather is likely across Western Europe. — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026 On Monday, shortly after authorities began downgrading some mandatory evacuation orders to warnings around Somersett, Washoe County Sheriff Darin Balaam said people were already venturing too far into dangerous wildlands. — Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 The goal is to give operators earlier warnings about battery health instead of waiting for faults to appear. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 However, late last year, the FDA began removing some of those warnings, changing the conversation around hormone therapy. — Erin Jones, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 Former President Joe Biden turned to then-CIA Director William Burns to relay stern warnings to Russia before and after President Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. — Matthew Mulligan, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026 Around 42,000 people were forced to evacuate their homes, and 40,000 more were placed under evacuation warnings, according to USA TODAY's previous reporting. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Residents fled in panic as tsunami warnings were issued and later lifted. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 Incoming ballistic missile fire triggered nationwide warnings Tuesday night for UAE residents to seek shelter, the first time in weeks such an alarm had sounded. — David Rising, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Rich Dad, Poor Dad is a hodgepodge of financial advice and confusing diagrams held together by anecdotes from Kiyosaki’s childhood.

— Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
The regulator is also investigating the poor performance of recent initial public offerings, according to people familiar with the matter, and questioning the advice given by investment banks to companies selling stock, Semafor reported this month.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of advice

Noun

The Habitable Worlds Observatory would be the first designed to photograph Earth-like planets — and even search for chemical signs of life within the atmospheres of those planets.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
There are signs that Democratic voters, especially, are looking for change, and some young voters argue older politicians can’t truly understand a world transformed by artificial intelligence, rising housing costs and student debt.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of signs

Noun

The flooding also prompted alerts in northern India, where authorities evacuated thousands of people in Bihar as rivers flowing from the Himalayas rose.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Its members can save searches and receive alerts when matching one-of-one inventory appears.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of alerts

Noun

At face value, young men exercising should not be reason to sound the alarms, and yet there is something treacherous about men in their formative years placing physical beauty as the ultimate expression of self-actualization.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 27 Aug. 2026
The problem is, Isolde is very busy with work, so Ry is often left to herself with four alarms a day to take medication to prevent seizures.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of alarms

Noun

On his Instagram, happy photos of his family living the American dream are interspersed with violent admonitions about the forces lurking in his own community and seeking to destroy him.

— Christopher Hooks, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026
Commencement season puts Faust’s admonitions to the test.

— Austin Sarat, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026

Definition of admonitions

Noun

However, some late cautions erased much of Kirkwood's work, and presented a golden opportunity to Arrow McLaren's Christian Lundgaard.

— Matt Reigle , Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026
There were 23 routes that were not passable and another 19 identified that had cautions, McDermott said.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

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