Definition for Alert:

• Watchful, vigilant; lively, nimble; ( n.) warning call, alarm; on the a., on the look-out. Hence alertly adv. alertness n. [ French]

Synonyms for Alert:

• adj.

  •active (adjective)
  • about.
  •attentive (adjective)
  • sharp,
  • preoccupied,
  • interested,
  • Hearkening,
  • on the lookout,
  • observant,
  • diligent,
  • engrossed,
  • Immersed,
  • Considering,
  • on the job,
  • enraptured,
  • responsible,
  • concerned,
  • fascinated,
  • entranced,
  • all ears,
  • rapt,
  • Concentrating,
  • absorbed,
  • on the qui vive,
  • heedful,
  • regardful,
  • on one's toes,
  • Scrutinizing.
  •attentive, lively (adjective)
  • on guard,
  • switched on,
  • wise,
  • psyched up,
  • quick,
  • good hands,
  • cagey,
  • fast on the draw,
  • jazzed,
  • on the ball,
  • circumspect,
  • hip,
  • perceptive,
  • wired.
  •aware (adjective)
  • up on,
  • in the know.
  •bright (adjective)
  • Clear-headed.
  •cautious (adjective)
  • gingerly,
  • prudent,
  • guarded,
  • deliberate.
  •ironic (adjective)
  • ironic.
  •lively (adjective)
  • enthusiastic,
  • vigorous,
  • animated,
  • animate,
  • mettlesome,
  • vital.
  •perky (adjective)
  • perky,
  • bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
  •vigilant (adjective)
  • strict,
  • fastidious,
  • particular,
  • prepared,
  • scrupulous,
  • exacting,
  • finical,
  • precise,
  • sharp-eyed,
  • meticulous,
  • provident,
  • conscientious,
  • thorough,
  • thoughtful,
  • fussy.

• adv

  •moving (adverb)
  • astir.

• n.

  •
  • tell.
  •
  • clear.
  •
  • bright.
  •alarm (noun)
  • whistle,
  • siren,
  • horn,
  • buoy,
  • foghorn,
  • semaphore,
  • flare,
  • call,
  • bell.
  •alert (noun)
  • fly,
  • alerting,
  • heads-up,
  • lidless,
  • on the alert,
  • qui vive,
  • conscious,
  • open-eyed,
  • wakeful,
  • argus-eyed,
  • perked,
  • perched.
  •indication (noun)
  • badge,
  • insignia,
  • indication,
  • icon,
  • designation,
  • emblem,
  • legend,
  • logotype,
  • gesticulation,
  • crest,
  • pointer,
  • token,
  • logo,
  • symbol,
  • hint,
  • banner,
  • notation,
  • marker,
  • denotation,
  • figuration,
  • signpost,
  • key.
  •warning (noun)
  • flap,
  • admonition,
  • sos,
  • caveat,
  • threat,
  • advisory,
  • mayday,
  • notice.

• v.

  •alarm (verb)
  • frighten,
  • shock,
  • dismay,
  • surprise,
  • panic,
  • startle.
  •caution (verb)
  • advise,
  • exhort,
  • enjoin,
  • admonish.
  •indicate (verb)
  • beckon,
  • nod,
  • betoken,
  • mark,
  • flag,
  • cue,
  • point,
  • denote,
  • gesture,
  • note,
  • wave,
  • motion,
  • wink,
  • shrug,
  • brand,
  • nudge,
  • ticket,
  • symbolize,
  • label,
  • stamp,
  • designate,
  • tag,
  • gesticulate,
  • guide,
  • point out,
  • prompt,
  • indicate.
  •warn (verb)
  • threaten,
  • wave flag,
  • tip,
  • inform.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • fixedly,
  • alarm bell,
  • portend,
  • prepare,
  • attention,
  • immersion,
  • lucid.
  •
  • Sharp-witted,
  • tocsin,
  • sane,
  • concentrated,
  • lost,
  • smart,
  • keenly,
  • keen,
  • clearly.
  •
  • regard.
  •caution
  • give the high sign.
  •industrious
  • up-and-coming.
  •wakeful
  • waking.
  •warn
  • give warning,
  • make aware.

Paraphrases for Alert:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    alerts.
  • Proper noun, singular
    alerting.
  • Noun, plural
    alerting.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    alerting.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, plural
    sirens.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    cautious, admonitory, observant, stand-by, wary, wake-up, attentively, alarming.
  • Proper noun, singular
    allergy, ultimatum.
  • Noun, plural
    TOES.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    Policemen, reporting, whistle, ultimatum.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    cautions, notifies, points, aims.
  • Verb, base form
    informs, sensitise, recall, highlight, draw.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    warning, watchful, aware, alarm, sensitive, early-warning, responsive, conscious, cognizant, alarmed.
  • Proper noun, singular
    warning, warnings, alerter, alarm, alarms, preparedness.
  • Noun, plural
    warnings.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    warning, de-alerting, alarm, early-warning, lookout, preparedness, wariness.
  • Interjection
    alarm.
  • Verb, base form
    Forewarn.

Antonyms for Alert:

• adj.

  • all
    unalert.
  • attentive, lively
    asleep, lethargic, lazy, indiscreet, foolish, ignorant, slow, thoughtless, incautious, drowsy, unintelligent, stupid, sluggish, weary, indifferent, careless, uneducated, unaware, dull, inattentive, unobservant, negligent.
  • Other antonyms:
    half-baked, unintentional, sappy, quiescent, obtuse, thickheaded, wacky, opaque, harebrained, leisurely, creeping, poky, dawdling, crazy, impetuous, screwball, unsmart, witless, dippy, engrossed, inert, imbecile, unheeding, incognizant, crackpot, feebleminded, logy, crawling, dormant, imprudent, lowbrow, unintellectual, bold, daft, lagging, half-witted, dreaming, unwatchful, gormless, nonintellectual, dunderheaded, kooky, simple, unthinking, thick, senseless, unwise, unmindful, loony, tardy, Daffy, nutty, moronic, idiotic, unvigilant, cockeyed, slothful, brain dead, unresponsive, boneheaded, Weak-minded, inactive, quiet, empty-headed, dorky, inconsiderate, unplanned, pinheaded, daydreaming, slow-witted, softheaded, nonsensical, laggard, dreamy, unwitting, zany, insane, balmy, venturesome, birdbrained, rash, dillydallying, dotty, untaught, thick-witted, unhurried, dragging, simpleminded, dilatory, airheaded, dim, idle, regardless, injudicious, featherheaded, tomfool, cuckoo, lamebrain, doltish, lunatic, brainless, illiterate, dumb, unknowing, indolent, preposterous, lunkheaded, dim-witted, Chuckleheaded, asinine, heavy, unready, fatuous, mad, sleeping, fool, vacuous, inadvertent, absurd, poking, dense, bubbleheaded, soft, uninformed, faraway, unprepared.

• v.

  • warn
    conceal, hide.

Homophones for Alert:

• already, awlwort, aleyrodidae.

Hypernym for Alert:

• n.

  • state
    air alert, strip alert, red alert.

• v.

  • communication
    wake.

Hyponym for Alert:

• n.

  • communication
    warning.
  • state
    preparedness, readiness, preparation.

• v.

  • communication
    warn.