prewarned
Given advance notice
Prewarned means warned ahead of time, given advance notice of something potentially harmful or problematic.
It's essentially a redundant form of warned, since warning already implies advance notice, but the prefix pre- emphasizes the early timing.
The word appears most often in the phrase forewarned is forearmed, sometimes rendered as prewarned is prearmed, meaning that knowing about danger in advance helps you prepare for it.
Made ready beforehand
- readySuitable for use now
- equippedSupplied with necessary items
- briefedGiven essential information
- informedGiven necessary knowledge
alert · vigilant · watchful · guarded · cautious · wary · forewarned · forearmed
Warning or watchfulness
- advisoryNotice recommending action
- noticeBecome aware of
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- heads-upInformal advance warning
tip-off · bulletin · broadcast · announcement · signal · caution · memo · briefing
Awareness of future events
- predictionForecast of coming events
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
- prescienceKnowledge of future events
foreshadowing · portent · omen · harbinger · precursor · heads-up · tip-off · intel
prepared
Made ready beforehand
informed · alert · vigilant · watchful · guarded · cautious · wary · forewarned · forearmed · braced
alert
Warning or watchfulness
heads-up · tip-off · bulletin · broadcast · announcement · signal · caution · memo · briefing · intelligence
foreknowledge
Awareness of future events
- predictionForecast of coming events
- anticipationState of awaiting something
- premonitionAdvance sense of future events
prescience · foreshadowing · portent · omen · harbinger · precursor · heads-up · tip-off · intel · expectation
wary
Guardedly alert
- cautiousCareful to avoid risk
- vigilantKeenly aware of danger
- circumspectCarefully considering consequences
guarded · prudent · careful · heedful · watchful · skeptical · distrustful · chary · alert · suspicious
prewarnedblindsided
Surprised by unforeseen impact
caught off guard · surprised · ambushed · taken by surprise · unsuspecting