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alert

Letters that make alert

a, e, l, r, t are letters that make 'alert'

Words within alert

ER, ale, AL, Ler, LE, Al, Er, ERT are words within 'alert'

Anagrams of alert

alter, ratel, taler, artel, later are anagrams of 'alert'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of alert

alerts is a word created by adding a letter to 'alert'

alert is a 5 letter word starting with a
alert is a 5 letter word ending with t

7 possible definitions for 'alert'

Alert as "a warning serves to make you more alert to danger"

Under this definition, alert is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

alerting has the same meaning as alert

alert as a type

'alert' can be a type of warning.

Instances of alert

Emergency Alert System, EAS. are instances of 'alert'

Derivatives of alert

alarm, alert are derivatives of 'alert'.

Alert as "warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness"

Under this definition, alert is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

alarm has the same meaning as alert

alert as a type

'alert' can be a type of warn.

Types of alert

wake is a type of alert.

Derivatives of alert

alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum, alerting, dismay, consternation, qui vive are derivatives of 'alert'.

Example of alert used within this context

"The empty house alarmed him", "We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries"

Alert as "condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action"

Under this definition, alert is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

qui vive has the same meaning as alert

alert as a type

'alert' can be a type of readiness, preparation, preparedness.

Types of alert

air alert, red alert, strip alert are types of 'alert'.

Derivatives of alert

alarm, alert, watchful are derivatives of 'alert'.

Example of alert used within this context

"bombers were put on alert during the crisis"

Alert as "an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger"

Under this definition, alert is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

alarm, warning signal, alarum have the same meaning as 'alert'

alert as a type

'alert' can be a type of sign, signaling, signal.

Types of alert

horn, siren, fire alarm, foghorn, tocsin, burglar alarm, torpedo, air alert, red flag, fogsignal, alarm bell are types of 'alert'.

Derivatives of alert

alarm, alert are derivatives of 'alert'.

Alert as "quick and energetic"

Under this definition, alert is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

lively, zippy, brisk, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking have the same meaning as 'alert'

Derivatives of alert

sprightliness, alacrity, life, spirit, smartness, zip, energy, vigor, vigour, briskness, liveliness are derivatives of 'alert'.

Similar to alert

energetic is similar to alert.

Alert as "mentally perceptive and responsive"

Under this definition, alert is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

awake(p), alive(p) have the same meaning as 'alert'

Derivatives of alert

vigilance, watchfulness, wakefulness, alertness, animation, aliveness, living, life are derivatives of 'alert'.

Similar to alert

aware(p), cognizant, cognisant are similar to 'alert'.

Example of alert used within this context

"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"

Alert as "engaged in or accustomed to close observation"

Under this definition, alert is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

watchful has the same meaning as alert

Antonyms

unalert, unwatchful, unvigilant have the opposite meaning of 'alert'

Derivatives of alert

vigilance, alertness, sharp-sightedness, on the qui vive, watchfulness, wakefulness, weather eye, alert, qui vive are derivatives of 'alert'.

Similar to alert

vigilant, argus-eyed, open-eyed, wakeful, fly, heads-up, wide-awake, lidless, sleepless are similar to 'alert'.

Example of alert used within this context

"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"