English adjective: warning | |||
1. | warning serving to warn | ||
Samples | Shook a monitory finger at him. An exemplary jail sentence. | ||
Synonyms | admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory | ||
Similar | dissuasive | ||
Antonyms | persuasive | ||
English noun: warning | |||
1. | warning (communication) a message informing of danger | ||
Samples | A warning that still more bombs could explode. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | informing, making known | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | alarmism, alert, alerting, caution, caveat, false alarm, forewarning, heads-up, premonition, strategic warning, tactical warning, threat, wake-up call | ||
2. | warning (communication) cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness) | ||
Samples | A letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality. The warning was to beware of surprises. His final word of advice was not to play with matches. | ||
Synonyms | admonition, monition, word of advice | ||
Broader (hypernym) | advice | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | deterrent example, example, lesson, object lesson | ||
3. | warning (communication) notification of something, usually in advance | ||
Samples | They gave little warning of their arrival. She had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | apprisal, notification, telling | ||