ALERTS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

alerts 1 of 2

noun

plural of alert

as in warnings

the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk the white flash of the doe's raised tail, giving the "danger" alert to her fawns

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verb

present tense third-person singular of alert

as in warns

to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk alerted us to the possibility that the roads would be flooded and we might have to take a detour

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On Tuesday, evacuation orders for about 3,380 homes were downgraded to alerts — meaning those people could for now remain at their homes — after about 1,200 orders had already been lifted by late Monday. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 By month four, those 28 alerts had been distilled into four clear maintenance priorities. — Guilherme Studart, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Operator agents monitor client accounts daily and send Slack alerts when something requires attention. — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026 The law also requires police training on missing-person alerts. — Sarah Horbacewicz, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 Stay up to date with the latest news in and around Chicago with our news alerts. — Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Temperatures reached at least 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) for five consecutive days in some areas in late July, the country’s longest such streak on record, and heatstroke alerts have repeatedly covered large portions of the country. — Yumi Asada, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 Throwing in a doorbell camera, a separate air quality monitor, and a pair of sensors turns it into a super-versatile home security hub as well, with real-time push notifications, optional audio alerts, and more. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 According to data analyzed by the Police Department, 1,011 of those alerts, or 71%, involved a license plate misread. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

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Choosing something positive to notice alerts her to its presence all around her—and makes the day more likely to be a happy one. — Angela Haupt, Time, 18 Aug. 2026 Following detection, the NCSU patch – about the size of a business card – alerts its wearer simply by vibrating against the skin. — New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026 These satellites support direct-to-handset emergency SOS alerts on Apple products. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026 The Airthings View Plus tracks and alerts you to radon, particulate matter, and VOCs. — Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026 The company’s recently launched self-audit tool alerts departments of searches that may seem unusual compared to the agency’s normal usage, the AJC previously reported. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026 This feature alerts drivers when there's a vehicle on either side or approaching from the rear using cameras and radar sensors. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026 DutchBoy detects unusual sensor spikes associated with those events and alerts engineers before defects occur. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026 That microscopic shift alters the laser beams ever so slightly, producing a tiny flicker of light that alerts scientists to a distant cosmic event. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 25 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for alerts

Noun

Flood warnings are still active around the White River and Wabash River, due to past rain.

— John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2026
Residents fled in panic as tsunami warnings were issued and later lifted.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of warnings

Verb

The film ominously warns of an inevitable solar flare on the scale of the 1859 Carrington Event, one that, once unleashed, would reduce all communications networks, the foundations of so much of our modern world then and even more now, to dust.

— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
Brinkley’s May order warns that officers who initiate pursuits solely for minor traffic offenses or ordinance violations without qualifying circumstances or supervisory approval could face disciplinary action.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026

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