alarmed

adjective

ə-ˈlärmd 

1

: feeling a sense of danger : urgently worried, concerned, or frightened

I was alarmed to see how sick she looked.

And what followed was not a miracle but a … model of how tough government, cooperative businessmen and a very alarmed public can make a dirty world clean again.

—William Oscar Johnson

2

: equipped with an alarm

an alarmed door

Most exits were locked and alarmed, and employees had to show ID badges when they entered lab buildings.

—Jennifer Nagorka

Synonyms of alarmed

• frightened
• afraid
• terrified
• scared
• horrified
• shocked
• worried

Examples of alarmed in a Sentence

the Mohawks were the trapper's friends, so he was not the least bit alarmed at the sight of the band of Mohawk hunters

Recent Examples on the Web

Chan's death comes after celebrity blogger Perez Hilton also alarmed fans on a TikTok livestream when police were called to his home after reports of self-harm. — Moises Mendez Ii, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026

Bullard said after practice that the injury wasn’t anything to be alarmed about. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Yet the attacks Saudi Arabia continues to face from multiple fronts have left officials increasingly alarmed and frustrated. — Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Overall, the survey suggests the industry is cautious but not alarmed. — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

from past participle of alarm entry 2

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for alarmed

• armed
• charmed
• farmed
• harmed
• disarmed
• unarmed
• unharmed