Instruction
Instruction noun - A statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned.
Warning and instruction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Warning" instead a noun "Instruction".
Warning
Warning noun - The act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk.
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Synonyms for Warning
Instruction and warning are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Instruction" instead a noun "Warning".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- lesson and instruction
- lesson and warning
- word and instruction
- word and warning
- caution and instruction
- caution and warning
- guidance and instruction
- guidance and warning
- information and instruction
- information and warning
- suggestion and instruction
- suggestion and warning
- communication and instruction
- communication and warning
How words are described
| clear | clear instruction | clear warning |
| special | special instruction | special warning |
| similar | similar instruction | similar warning |
| specific | specific instruction | specific warning |
| Other adjectives: short, original, initial, proper, single, obvious, real, cryptic, little, early, advanced, vague, official, last, literal, written, prior. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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One of the examples in Tom Igoe's instruction book "Making Things Talk" involves wiring one of these toys up as a organic vapor warning device.
Source: Cymbal-Banging Monkey - I've never been able to figure out if that's supposed to be a warning, or an instruction.
Source: Happily Married / Literature -
There's at least one warning about this in every single video game instruction manual (usually found on the inside front cover of them).
Source: Epileptic Flashing Lights
Cite this Source
Warning and Instruction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/instruction/warning
Instruction & Warning. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/instruction/warning>.
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