Synonyms: admonition, monition, word of advice, warning
Definition: cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)
Usage: a letter of admonition about the dangers of immorality; the warning was to beware of surprises; his final word of advice was not to play with matches
Similar words: advice
Definition: a proposal for an appropriate course of action
Synonyms: warning
Definition: notification of something, usually in advance
Usage: they gave little warning of their arrival; she had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin
Similar words: notification, telling, apprisal
Definition: informing by words
Synonyms: warning
Definition: a message informing of danger
Usage: a warning that still more bombs could explode
Similar words: making known, informing
Definition: a speech act that conveys information
Synonyms: warning, exemplary, cautionary, monitory, admonitory
Definition: serving to warn
Usage: shook a monitory finger at him; an exemplary jail sentence
Similar words: dissuasive
Definition: deterring from action
Usage: dissuasive advice; made a slight dissuasive gesture with her hand