Device and Warning

Device

Device noun - A clever often underhanded means to achieve an end.

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Warning and device are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Warning" instead a noun "Device".

Warning noun - The act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk.

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Device and warning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Device" instead a noun "Warning".

Nearby Words: warn, warned

old	old device	old warning
good	good device	good warning
special	special device	special warning
similar	similar device	similar warning
Other adjectives: specific, standard, single, small, large, big, little, important, major, advanced, mysterious, classic, visual, handy.

Annoyed at him ignoring them, one of the aliens pulls out a blaster, and, despite all the warning from his partner not to mess with the guy, shoots the device.

Source: Mistook the Dominant Lifeform
It is eventually revealed that standing stones and other ancient sites are warning markers at places where an alien device killed people in the past — and is doing so again.

Source: Franchise / Quatermass
Unfortunately for the SGC, they're operating their Stargate without the standard control device, and feel free to completely disregard any warning signals from the Stargate itself.

Source: Failsafe Failure

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Warning and Device. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/warning

Device & Warning. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/warning>.

Warning or Device. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/device/warning.

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