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Dissuasive 84% connected

Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory; as, dissuasive advice.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Dissuasive 84% connected

Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory; as, dissuasive advice.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Broader term 4

Advice 76% connected

An opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be followed; counsel.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Informing 76% connected

of Inform

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Notification 76% connected

The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the public or to ind…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Telling 76% connected

of Tell

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Alert 76% connected

Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.

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Caution 76% connected

A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in order that failure or harm may be avoided; prudence in regard to danger; provident care; wa…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Caveat 76% connected

A notice given by an interested party to some officer not to do a certain act until the party is heard in opposition; as, a caveat entered in a proba…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Example 76% connected

One or a portion taken to show the character or quality of the whole; a sample; a specimen.

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Forewarning 76% connected

of Forewarn

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Lesson 76% connected

Anything read or recited to a teacher by a pupil or learner; something, as a portion of a book, assigned to a pupil to be studied or learned at one t…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Premonition 76% connected

Previous warning, notice, or information; forewarning; as, a premonition of danger.

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Threat 76% connected

The expression of an intention to inflict evil or injury on another; the declaration of an evil, loss, or pain to come; menace; threatening; denuncia…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Monish 74% connected

To admonish; to warn. See Admonish.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Monish 74% connected

To admonish; to warn. See Admonish.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Warn 74% connected

To refuse.

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Warn 74% connected

To refuse.

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Synonym 6

Admonition 92% connected

Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or error; expression of authoritative advice; friendly caution or warning.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Admonitory 92% connected

That conveys admonition; warning or reproving; as, an admonitory glance.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Cautionary 92% connected

Conveying a caution, or warning to avoid danger; as, cautionary signals.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Exemplary 92% connected

Serving as a pattern; deserving to be proposed for imitation; commendable; as, an exemplary person; exemplary conduct.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Monition 92% connected

Instruction or advice given by way of caution; an admonition; a warning; a caution.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Monitory 92% connected

Giving admonition; instructing by way of caution; warning.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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