toxic warning

Hazard notification sign

A toxic warning is a label or notice alerting people to the presence of poisonous or harmful substances: The bottle carried a toxic warning about the chemicals inside.

The phrase also describes advance notice that something will be unpleasant or damaging: Consider this a toxic warning—the comments section is brutal.

Related

skull · skull and crossbones · crossbones · chemical · caution · do not touch · keep out · biohazard · radiation · lethal · harmful · corrosive · fumes · alert · red flag · safety first · contamination · venomous

Opposites
safety status indication

toxic warningall-clear

Signal danger has passed

clean bill of health · non-toxic · harmless · green light · approved

action directive

toxic warningwelcome sign

Display announcing friendly reception

open invitation · come in · proceed · help yourself · public access

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G