nnoun.statecondition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for actionSynset:qui vive
Examples:- bombers were put on alert during the crisis
Derivationally Related Form:alert
Hypernyms:preparation preparedness readiness
Inherited Hypernyms:alertreadinessstateattributeabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:air alertred alertstrip alert
Full Hyponyms:air alertred alertstrip alert
nnoun.communicationa warning serves to make you more alert to dangerSynset:alerting
Derivationally Related Form:alert
Hypernyms:warning
Inherited Hypernyms:alertwarninginformingspeech actacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Instance Hyponyms:EAS Emergency Alert System
nnoun.communicationan automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of dangerSynset:alarm alarum warning signal
Derivationally Related Form:alert
Hypernyms:sign signal signaling
Inherited Hypernyms:alarmsignalcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:air alertalarm bellburglar alarmfire alarmfoghornfogsignalhornred flagsirentocsintorpedo
Full Hyponyms:air alertburglar alarmfire alarmfoghornhornred flagsirentocsintorpedo
vverb.communicationwarn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparednessSynset:alarm
Examples:- The empty house alarmed him
- We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries
Derivationally Related Form:alertalarm
Hypernyms:warn
Inherited Hypernyms:alarmwarninformcommunicateinteractact
Direct Hyponyms:wake
Full Troponyms:wake
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
adjadj.allengaged in or accustomed to close observationSynset:watchful
Examples:- caught by a couple of alert cops
- alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came
- constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty
Antonyms:unalert
Derivationally Related Form:alertwatchfulnessalertness
Inherited Hypernyms:alert
Similar to:argus-eyed open-eyed vigilant wakeful fly heads-up wide-awake lidless sleepless
See also:awake lively wary
adj satadj.allquick and energeticSynset:brisk lively merry rattling snappy spanking zippy
Examples:- a brisk walk in the park
- a lively gait
- a merry chase
- traveling at a rattling rate
- a snappy pace
- a spanking breeze
Antonyms:lethargic
Derivationally Related Form:zipbrisknessliveliness
Inherited Hypernyms:alert
Similar to:energetic
adj satadj.allmentally perceptive and responsiveSynset:alive awake
Examples:- an alert mind
- alert to the problems
- alive to what is going on
- awake to the dangers of her situation
- was now awake to the reality of his predicament
Antonyms:unaware
Derivationally Related Form:alertnessaliveness
Inherited Hypernyms:alert
Similar to:aware cognisant cognizant