red alert

red alert

noun

Definition of RED ALERT

: the final stage of alert in which enemy attack appears imminent; broadly : a state of alert brought on by impending danger

Examples of RED ALERT

1. The troops have been put on red alert.
2. <the paparazzi were on red alert for sightings of the hot new Hollywood couple>

First Known Use of RED ALERT

circa 1951

Related to RED ALERT

Synonyms: alert, alertness, attentiveness, qui vive, vigilance, watch, watchfulness

Related Words: aliveness, awareness, consciousness, mindfulness, receptiveness, receptivity, sensitivity; care, carefulness, cautiousness, chariness, heedfulness, wariness; preparation, readiness

Near Antonyms: absentmindedness, abstraction, daydreaming, daze, distraction; absorption, engrossment, obliviousness, preoccupation; unawareness, unconsciousness; carelessness, heedlessness, inattention, inattentiveness, inobservance; unwariness

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Rhymes with RED ALERT

ambivert, bladderwort, bloody shirt, body shirt, butterwort, controvert, disconcert, extrovert, feverwort, hobble skirt, in concert, inexpert, introvert, liverwort, malapert, miniskirt, mitrewort, moneywort, overshirt, overskirt, pennywort, polo shirt, Saint-John's-wort, spiderwort, tail covert, thoroughwort, undershirt, underskirt, wing covert