Communication

Synonyms for warn

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 3, Ridgeline · 1 sense · verb · Reason line included

The senseverbTier 3, RidgelineCommunication

advise or counsel in terms of someone's behavior

I warn you against false assumptions.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

discourage

Same sentence, swapped: I discourage you against false assumptions.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for warn as it is used in the sentence above.

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claim

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