Synonyms of alertness

alertness

noun

1

as in carefulness

a close attentiveness to avoiding danger

drove through the fog with extra alertness, as the road signs repeatedly warned of deer and moose crossings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• carefulness
• caution
• care
• prudence
• attentiveness
• cautiousness
• circumspection
• wariness
• vigilance
• watchfulness
• guardedness
• heedfulness
• chariness
• observance
• gingerliness
• foresight
• deliberateness
• shrewdness
• foresightedness
• calculation
• deliberation
• providence
• canniness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• carelessness
• recklessness
• heedlessness
• brashness
• suddenness
• abruptness
• rashness
• hastiness
• impetuousness
• thoughtlessness
• incaution
• unwariness
• incautiousness
• inconsiderateness
• inconsideration
• precipitousness

2

as in watchfulness

the state of being constantly attentive and responsive to signs of opportunity, activity, or danger

we observed the U.S. border patrol's intensified alertness for drug smugglers at the border stations

Synonyms & Similar Words

• watchfulness
• vigilance
• watch
• alert
• attentiveness
• mindfulness
• awareness
• consciousness
• red alert
• sensitivity
• receptivity
• receptiveness
• aliveness
• readiness
• cautiousness
• wariness
• qui vive
• carefulness
• preparation
• heedfulness
• care
• chariness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• absorption
• abstraction
• daze
• absentmindedness
• preoccupation
• daydreaming
• distraction
• engrossment
• unconsciousness
• obliviousness
• unawareness
• inattention
• carelessness
• inattentiveness
• heedlessness
• inobservance
• unwariness