Instruction and Warning

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".

Nearby Words: warn, warned

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

  • Cymbal-Banging Monkey 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.
  • I've never been able to figure out if that's supposed to be a warning, or an instruction.
  • Epileptic Flashing Lights There's at least one warning about this in every single video game instruction manual (usually found on the inside front cover of them).
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