Synonyms for forewarn

Most common

advise · warn · caution · admonish · foretell · previse

All synonyms

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To warn in advance.

Forms

Past participle

forewarned
e.g. forewarned → warned, advised, admonished, cautioned…

Example sentences

• advise Please advise me of the date for the next meeting.
• warn I think Tom was trying to warn us about something.
• caution The soldiers headed for the frontier with caution.
• admonish No words were able to admonish him.
• foretell It's completely impossible to foretell his reaction.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

warn¹

6 letters

advise²

7 letters

caution², previse

8 letters

admonish³, foretell²

9 letters

premonish

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (advise² = 2 syllables).