warns
Gives fair notice
Warns is the third-person singular of warn, meaning to alert someone to danger or advise them against something: The sign warns visitors not to feed the animals.
It can also mean to give notice of consequences: She warns him that she'll leave if he doesn't change.
Warning or watchfulness
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- threatIndication of potential harm
- hazardSource of potential harm
- riskPossibility of harm
peril · menace · jeopardy · alarm · siren · beacon · signal · horn
Signal or point to
- foreshadowIndicate future events
- portendIndicate future events
- presageIndicate beforehand
- heraldOfficial news announcer
augur · signify · betoken · prefigure · symptom · harbinger · precursor · telltale
Become aware of
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- notificationFormal notice given
- briefingConcise information session
update · advisory · forecast · guidance · recommendation · directive · counsel · memo
alert
Warning or watchfulness
risk · peril · menace · jeopardy · alarm · siren · beacon · signal · horn · klaxon
indicate
Signal or point to
- foreshadowIndicate future events
- portendIndicate future events
- presageIndicate beforehand
herald · augur · signify · betoken · prefigure · symptom · harbinger · precursor · telltale · red flag
notice
Become aware of
- bulletinBrief public announcement
- announcementPublic declaration of information
- notificationFormal notice given
briefing · update · advisory · forecast · guidance · recommendation · directive · counsel · memo · dispatch
rebuke
Express sharp disapproval
caution · lecture · counsel · advise · urge · remind · discourage · dissuade · deter · exhort
- punishespunishes, penalizes, disciplines, chastises, castigates
- without warningUnexpectedly, lacking prior notice
- warning signsIndicators of impending danger
- fair warningReasonable advance notice
- warning lightsIlluminated hazard indicators
- final warningLast notice before action
- warning shotIntentionally missed shot conveying threat
warn, warning, warned, warnings, forewarn, forewarning, forewarned, unwarned, prewarn