warning

1. A message informing of danger (synset 107238811)
   "a warning that still more bombs could explode"
   is a type of: informing, making known - a speech act that conveys information
   subtypes:

   • wake-up call - a warning to take action concerning something that was overlooked or neglected
   • alarmism - needless warnings
   • alert, alerting - a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
   • caution, caveat - a warning against certain acts
   • false alarm - a warning that is given about something that fails to occur
   • forewarning, premonition - an early warning about a future event
   • heads-up - a warning message
   • strategic warning - (military) a warning prior to the start of a threatening act
   • tactical warning - (military) a warning after the initiation of a hostile act
   • threat - a warning that something unpleasant is imminent
2. Cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness) (synset 106685042)
   "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"
   is a type of: advice - a proposal for an appropriate course of action
   subtypes: deterrent example, example, lesson, object lesson - punishment intended as a warning to others
   same as: admonition, monition, word of advice
3. Notification of something, usually in advance (synset 107227534)
   "they gave little warning of their arrival"; "she had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin"
   is a type of: apprisal, notification, telling - informing by words

1. Serving to warn (synset 301775648)
   "shook a monitory finger at him"; "an exemplary jail sentence"
   similar to: dissuasive - deterring from action
   same as: admonitory, cautionary, exemplary, monitory

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