Vocabulaire

warn

Verbe

Exemple: “They warned us about the storm.”

Synonymes: alert, inform

Antonymes: ignore

tantamount

Adjectif

Exemple: “Ignoring the warning is tantamount to admitting failure.”

Synonymes: equivalent, equal to

Antonymes: different, unrelated

prophetic

Adjectif

Exemple: “His warning now seems almost prophetic.”

Synonymes: predictive, visionary

Antonymes: unpredictive, ordinary

horn

Nom

Exemple: “The driver used the horn to warn people.”

Synonymes: signal, animal horn

retrospection

Nom

Exemple: “In retrospection, the warning signs were obvious.”

Synonymes: hindsight

Antonymes: foresight

infallibility

Nom

Exemple: “Claims of infallibility are usually a warning sign.”

Synonymes: flawlessness

Antonymes: fallibility

folly

Nom

Exemple: “It was folly to ignore the warning signs.”

Synonymes: foolishness

Antonymes: wisdom

erupt

Verbe

Exemple: “The volcano could erupt without warning.”

Synonymes: explode

Antonymes: subside

alarm

Nom

Exemple: “The alarm rang at 7 a.m.”

Synonymes: alert

sudden

Adjectif

Exemple: “There was a sudden noise.”

Synonymes: unexpected

Antonymes: expected

stern

Adjectif

Exemple: “The teacher gave a stern warning.”

Synonymes: serious

Antonymes: gentle