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(adjective) very attentive or observant; "an alert and responsive baby is a joy"; "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" |
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Antonyms: unalert |
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(satellite adjective) (usually followed by `to') showing acute awareness; mentally perceptive; "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" |
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Synonyms: alive, awake |
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(satellite adjective) not unconscious; especially having become conscious; "the patient is now awake and alert" |
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Synonyms: awake |
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(satellite adjective) mentally responsive; "an alert mind" |
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(noun) a warning serves to make you more alert to danger |
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Synonyms: alerting |
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Related Words: warning |
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(noun) condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action: "bombers were put on alert during the crisis" |
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Synonyms: qui vive |
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Related Words: preparedness, readiness |
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(verb) arouse to a sense of danger; "The empty house alarmed him" |
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Synonyms: alarm |
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Related Words: warn |
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(noun) an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger |
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Synonyms: alarm, alarum, warning signal |
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Related Words: alarm bell, burglar alarm, fire alarm, foghorn, fogsignal, horn, sign, signal, signaling, siren, tocsin |
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