tipped-off
Given advance notice
Tipped-off describes someone who has received advance warning or secret information: The gang was tipped-off about the raid.
The hyphenated form typically appears as an adjective before a noun or after a linking verb.
The verb phrase tip off and noun tip-off cover related territory—giving or receiving insider knowledge.
Gave advance notice
- alertedGave advance notice
- notifiedTold of something
- leakedEscaped through opening
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
insider · informer · snitch · source · anonymous · confidential · intelligence · heads-up
Sudden armed incursion
- bustFailure or sculpture
- stingSharp wound from insect
- investigationFormal examination of facts
- arrestSeize by law
surveillance · authorities · customs · narcotics · smuggling · contraband · operation · FBI
Investigative journalism piece
- scoopFirst-reported story
- storyAccount of events
- deep-throatSecret high-level informant
- whistleblowerInsider who reports misconduct
investigation · reporter · leak · documents · scandal · cover-up · corruption · exclusive
warned
Gave advance notice
whistleblower · insider · informer · snitch · source · anonymous · confidential · intelligence · heads-up · forewarned
raid
Sudden armed incursion
- bustFailure or sculpture
- stingSharp wound from insect
- investigationFormal examination of facts
arrest · surveillance · authorities · customs · narcotics · smuggling · contraband · operation · FBI · DEA
exposé
Investigative journalism piece
- scoopFirst-reported story
- storyAccount of events
- deep-throatSecret high-level informant
whistleblower · investigation · reporter · leak · documents · scandal · cover-up · corruption · exclusive · newsroom
tipped-offblindsided
Surprised by unforeseen impact
ambushed · caught off guard · surprised · unsuspecting · taken by surprise
tipped-offkept in the dark
deceived · misled · out of the loop · duped · stonewalled
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