alert - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

Synonyms

• alarm
• alarum
• alert
• warning signal

More generic

• sign
• signal
• signaling

More specific

• air alert
• alarm bell
• burglar alarm
• fire alarm
• foghorn
• fogsignal
• horn
• red flag
• siren
• tocsin
• torpedo

Noun

a warning serves to make you more alert to danger

Synonyms

• alert
• alerting

More generic

• warning

Noun

condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action

Synonyms

• alert
• qui vive

More generic

• preparation
• preparedness
• readiness

More specific

• air alert
• red alert
• strip alert

Verb

warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness

Synonyms

• alarm
• alert

More generic

• warn

More specific

• wake

Adjective

engaged in or accustomed to close observation

Synonyms

• alert
• watchful

Related

• argus-eyed
• fly
• heads-up
• lidless
• open-eyed
• sleepless
• vigilant
• wakeful
• wide-awake

Opposite / Antonyms

• unalert

Also See

• awake
• lively
• wary

Adjective

mentally perceptive and responsive

Synonyms

• alert
• alive
• awake

Related

• aware
• cognisant
• cognizant

Adjective

quick and energetic

Synonyms

• alert
• brisk
• lively
• merry
• rattling
• snappy
• spanking
• zippy

Related

• energetic

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