FOREWARNED Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

past tense of forewarn

as in alerted

to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk I should forewarn you before you come to visit that we have a dog

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Recent Examples of forewarned

Adjective

In contrast, during a 12-day war in June 2025, Tehran only attacked one base in Qatar, and even then forewarned authorities in Doha. — Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026 Go forewarned about heavy, heavy drama. — David Lyman, The Enquirer, 10 Sep. 2025 Carnahan shows skill at bouncing suspicion from one character to another as the destination of the $20 million remains up for debate and the time until the forewarned siege is meant to happen continues shrinking. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

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How to ferment your own tempeh at home For those who love a kitchen task, tempeh can be made at home—though be forewarned, the preparation can be long and laborious. — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026 Anyone writing about this will have to be careful about spoilers, so readers here should be forewarned this review will give away one of the main early plot reveals. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 Bloomberg's Mark Gurman forewarned these price increases were coming. — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 The former star of The White Lotus explained that she'd been forewarned the scenes were cut from creator and showrunner Sam Levinson. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026 Be forewarned, though, that consumers with lower credit scores may get turned down. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 1 June 2026 This car will induce whiplash in the unprepared and expletives from those who have been forewarned. — Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026 The royal family was not forewarned about the Thursday arrest, according to a spokesperson for Charles, as reported by The New York Times. — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 19 Feb. 2026 Virtually nobody was forewarned. — New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for forewarned

Adjective

According to Oracle's customer communications, the company became aware of the incident around February 20, 2025.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
While Netanyahu has sought to project confidence, Trump is well aware of the prime minister’s difficult political position.

— Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of aware

Verb

The International Energy Agency has warned that constraints on the diesel market will likely keep prices elevated into the next year.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
The researchers warned that even if greenhouse gas emissions are reduced, global sea levels will continue to rise because of the damage already caused by climate change.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of warned

Adjective

Persist toward Ithaca, but be prepared to correct your course as the winds and circumstances change.

— Jeff DeGraff, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
In her first and only press briefing on Tuesday, a visibly nervous Zacharia spoke from prepared remarks for about 10 minutes before taking questions from just three outlets — Breitbart, Fox News and the Daily Mail — for another five.

— Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of prepared

Verb

Faizi said ambulances and disaster management personnel arrived from a nearby facility within five minutes of being alerted.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
The 2026 accusations stem from a call placed to police in Albuquerque by a University of New Mexico physician who examined the boys and alerted them to allegations of abuse.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of alerted

Adjective

Called Motor Decide, the tool is designed to help industries evaluate electric motor technologies and make informed decisions under uncertain market conditions.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
To prevent this personal/private profit situation, the voters need to be more informed and make smarter choices at the polls.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of informed

Adjective

Tajdar Amrohi says that by the time the film was ready for release, his father didn’t have a penny to keep for himself and was deep in debt.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
The staff are attentive and put in a lot of effort, ready to share tips and favourite restaurants, and really go the extra mile to make your stay pleasant and memorable.

— Julia Wytrazek, TheWeek, 13 Oct. 2026

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