Preliminary vs. Warning — What's the Difference?

Prior to or preparing for the main matter, action, or business; introductory or prefatory.

A statement telling of or an indication providing evidence of impending danger, difficulty, or misfortune

A contest to determine the finalists in a competition.

Advice to be cautious

An event that precedes the main event, especially in boxing or wrestling.

A cautionary or deterrent example

An academic examination taken before a longer, more complex, or more important examination.

Acting or serving to warn

An introductory remark made before a speech, presentation, or meeting.

Present participle of warn

In preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.

The action of the verb warn; an instance of warning someone.

A preparation for a main matter; an introduction.

Something spoken or written that is intended to warn.

Any of a series of sports events that determine the finalists

Used to warn of danger in signs and notices.

A relatively minor contest that precedes a major one, especially in boxing

Giving previous notice; cautioning; admonishing; as, a warning voice.

Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a discourse or book; preliminary articles to a treaty; preliminary measures; preliminary examinations.

Previous notice.

That which precedes the main discourse, work, design, or business; something introductory or preparatory; as, the preliminaries to a negotiation or duel; to take one's preliminaries the year before entering college.

Caution against danger, or against faults or evil practices which incur danger; admonition; monition.

A minor match preceding the main event

A message informing of danger

Something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows;

Cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger)

Designed to orient or acquaint with a situation before proceeding;

Serving to warn;