wake-up call

The phrase “wake-up call” has 3 syllables: wake-up call

It's pronounced as /ˈweɪk ʌp kɔl/


What is synonym and antonym for wake-up call?

In the thesaurus, “wake-up call” has 37 synonyms and 1 antonym.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for wake-up call along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for wake-up call

  • a few words of wisdom
  • admonition
  • advisory
  • announcement
  • buoy
  • caution
  • caution light
  • caveat
  • declaration
  • deterrent example
  • enough said
  • event illustrating a hazard
  • foretaste
  • foretoken
  • forewarning
  • handwriting on the wall
  • hint
  • indicator
  • knell
  • lesson
  • message
  • moral
  • notice
  • notification
  • omen
  • portent
  • premonition
  • presage
  • red flag
  • red light
  • sign
  • sign of things to come
  • signal
  • tip-off
  • tocsin
  • warning
  • word to the wise

Antonyms for wake-up call

  • all clear

Meanings of wake-up call

  • noun
    1. A telephone call to awaken someone at a certain time, especially one requested by the person while staying at a hotel.
    2. An alert, reminder, or call to action caused by a dramatic event.

Example Sentences

  • Experiencing failure can often serve as a valuable wake-up call, prompting us to reassess our goals and strategies.
  • The doctor's diagnosis was a stark wake-up call about the importance of leading a healthier lifestyle.
  • The recent economic downturn served as a powerful wake-up call for businesses to adapt to changing market conditions.
  • His sudden heart attack was a terrifying wake-up call for him to prioritize his health and well-being.
  • The environmental crisis we're facing should be seen as a global wake-up call to take urgent action to protect our planet.

On this page you'll find 38 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to wake-up call, such as: a few words of wisdom, admonition, advisory, all clear, announcement, buoy, caution.

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Related Words

warning

  • Mayday
  • SOS
  • admonishing
  • admonishment
  • admonition
  • admonitory
  • advice
  • advising
  • advisory
  • alarm
  • alarum
  • alert
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  • announcement
  • apprising
  • auguring
  • augury
  • boding
  • buoy
  • caution
  • cautionary
  • cautioning
  • caveat
  • counsel
  • counseling
  • counselling
  • declaration
  • didactic
  • distress signal
  • example
  • exemplary
  • exhortation
  • exhortatory
  • forboding
  • fore
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  • forecasting
  • foreshadowing
  • foretaste
  • foretelling
  • foretoken
  • foretokening
  • forewarning
  • guidance
  • handwriting on the wall
  • harbingering
  • heads up
  • heads-up
  • hint
  • indication
  • indicator
  • information
  • informing
  • injunction
  • intimation
  • knell
  • lesson
  • look out
  • monitorial
  • monitory
  • moralistic
  • moralizing
  • notice
  • notification
  • notifying
  • omen
  • ominous
  • portending
  • portent
  • predicting
  • prediction
  • premonition
  • premonitory
  • presage
  • presaging
  • prognosticating
  • prophecy
  • prophesy
  • prophesying
  • punishing
  • punitive
  • recommendation
  • red flag
  • red light
  • sign
  • signal
  • suggestion
  • threat
  • threatening
  • tip
  • tip-off
  • tocsin
  • token
  • wake-up call
  • waking
  • watch-it
  • wink
  • word
  • word to the wise

handwriting on the wall

  • announcement
  • buoy
  • caution
  • declaration
  • doom
  • foretaste
  • foretoken
  • forewarning
  • indicator
  • inevitability
  • knell
  • notice
  • notification
  • omen
  • portent
  • portents and evils imminent
  • premonition
  • presage
  • presentiment
  • red flag
  • red light
  • sign
  • signal
  • tip-off
  • tocsin
  • wake-up call
  • warning
  • writing on the wall

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