🔄 Synonyms of "Alert"
22 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| consciousnoun | Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active. |
| intelligentnoun | Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright. |
| vigilant | Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary |
| alarmnoun | Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger. |
| flyverb | (zoology) Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies. |
| alive | Having life; living; not dead. |
| perched | Situated as if balancing above something. |
| qui vivenoun | a state of heightened vigilance, especially prior to battle |
| awakeverb | Not asleep; conscious. |
| alarumnoun | A call to arms. |
| wakeful | Awake; not sleeping. |
| wide-awakenoun | Alternative spelling of wide awake. [(idiomatic) Awake and very alert; vigilant, watchful.] |
| open-eyed | alert and vigilant. |
| watchful | Fully observant, vigilant, or aware. |
| sleepless | Characterized by an absence of sleep: wakeful. |
| lidless | Without a lid. |
| alertingnoun | a warning serves to make you more alert to danger |
| perked | (especially of ears) quickly lifted up or out in attention; `perched' is obsolete |
| heads-upnoun | (chiefly US, idiomatic) A warning or call to pay attention; an advisory notice; a notice of what is to happen; a holler. |
| perked up | made or become more cheerful or lively |
| argus-eyed | ever vigilant |
| warning signalnoun | an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger |
↔️ Antonyms of "Alert"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unalert | Not alert. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Alert"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| open-eyed | alert and vigilant. |
| watchful | Fully observant, vigilant, or aware. |
| argus-eyed | ever vigilant |
| awareverb | Conscious or having knowledge of something; awake. |
| vigilant | Watchful, especially for danger or disorder; alert; wary |
| qui vivenoun | a state of heightened vigilance, especially prior to battle |
| wide-awakenoun | Alternative spelling of wide awake. [(idiomatic) Awake and very alert; vigilant, watchful.] |
| wakeful | Awake; not sleeping. |
| awakeverb | Not asleep; conscious. |
| alive | Having life; living; not dead. |
| heads-upnoun | (chiefly US, idiomatic) A warning or call to pay attention; an advisory notice; a notice of what is to happen; a holler. |
| consciousnoun | Alert, awake; with one's mental faculties active. |
| intelligentnoun | Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright. |
| alarumnoun | A call to arms. |
| alarmnoun | Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger. |
| sleepless | Characterized by an absence of sleep: wakeful. |
| lidless | Without a lid. |
| perched | Situated as if balancing above something. |
| flyverb | (zoology) Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings (except for some wingless species), also called true flies. |
| on the alert | — |
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