Prompt and Warning

Prompt

Prompt noun - A cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken).

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

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

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

Nearby Words: warn, warned

old	old prompt	old warning
special	special prompt	special warning
exact	exact prompt	exact warning
normal	normal prompt	normal warning
Other adjectives: specific, brief, short, following, original, single, obvious, little, quick, subtle, general, different.

Continuity Nod: Boothby is prompt to start a fistfight without warning and is able to defeat almost any man on his path.

Source: Literature / Vulcanium
A vision of Aslan brings the characters to their senses before anything untoward can happen, but it's enough to prompt Reepicheep to suggest naming the island "Deathwater Island" as a warning.

Source: Gold Fever
One computer terminal in Space Quest 4 allows you to delete a file called "Space Quest 4" from its hard drive — attempting to do so aborts the game and returns you to the DOS prompt/Windows desktop without a second warning.

Source: Schmuck Bait / Video Games

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