warning

• "shook a monitory finger at him"
• "an exemplary jail sentence"

Synonyms

• admonitoryserving to warn; expressing reproof or reproach especially as a corrective
• cautionarywarding off; serving to warn
• exemplaryworthy of imitation; being or serving as an illustration of a type; serving to warn
• monitoryserving to warn
• warning(a)

• "a warning that still more bombs could explode"

• "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"

Synonyms

• admonitioncautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness); a firm rebuke
• monitiona firm rebuke ; cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness); a summons issued after the filing of a libel or claim directing all parties concerned to show cause why the judgment asked for should not be granted
• word of advicecautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)

• "they gave little warning of their arrival"
• "she had only had four days' warning before leaving Berlin"