alert

alert
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
adj. watchful, on guard, wary; quick, ready. See care, activity.—v. See warning.Ant., inattentive, unaware.
II
(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Watchful]
Syn. wary, on guard, wide-awake; see observant 2 .
2. [Intelligent]
Syn. bright, clever, quick, sharp; see intelligent 1 , observant 1 .
See Synonym Study at intelligent , watchful . n.
Syn. signal, alarm, warning; see alarm 1 , warning .
on the alert,
Syn. watchful, aware, vigilant, on guard; see observant 1 , 2 .
v.
Syn. inform, put on guard, warn, signal; see warn .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)
I
a.
on guard, watchful, ready, vigilant, on one's toes, keen, wide-awake, wary, attentive, *on the ball, *with it, sharp, active, lively.
ANT.: asleep, *out to lunch, comatose
II
n.
alarm, signal, warning, tocsin.
III
v.
warn, signal, inform, notify.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) I adjective 1. Vigilantly attentive: observant, open-eyed, vigilant, wakeful, wary, watchful, wide-awake. Idiom: on the ball. See AWARENESS. 2. Mentally quick and original: bright, clever, intelligent, keen1, quick, quick-witted, sharp, sharp-witted, smart. Idiom: smart as a whip. See ABILITY. II noun A signal that warns of imminent danger: alarm, alarum, tocsin, warning. See WARN. III verb To notify (someone) of imminent danger or risk: admonish, alarm, caution, forewarn, warn. See WARN.

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