Synonyms of alarms

alarms 1 of 2

noun

variants also alarums

plural of alarm

as in warnings

the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk

in a daring midnight ride Paul Revere gave the alarm that British troops were approaching

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warnings
• alerts
• advice
• recommendations
• admonitions
• predictions
• forewarnings
• suggestions
• admonishments
• cautions
• notices
• announcements
• notifications
• heads-ups
• prophecies
• premonitions
• declarations
• guidance
• tips
• tip-offs
• auguries
• counsel

alarms

2 of 2

verb

variants also alarums

present tense third-person singular of alarm

1

as in scares

to strike with fear

I don't want to alarm you, but I think you should know there's a bear on your back porch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scares
• frightens
• terrifies
• startles
• shocks
• spooks
• panics
• frights
• shakes
• affrights
• horrifies
• terrorizes
• gives one the creeps
• scarifies
• worries
• appalls
• amazes
• jolts
• dismays
• makes one's flesh creep
• shakes up
• floors
• distracts
• bowls over
• awes
• upsets
• daunts
• disquiets
• astounds
• disturbs
• dispirits
• distresses
• unnerves
• unsettles
• unstrings
• discomforts
• disconcerts
• psychs (out)
• emasculates
• perturbs
• discomposes
• chills
• unmans
• demoralizes
• undoes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reassures
• cheers
• assures
• comforts
• consoles
• soothes
• encourages
• inspires
• solaces
• steels
• heartens
• emboldens

2

as in concerns

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

alarmed at the skyrocketing cost of home heating fuel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• concerns
• worries
• disturbs
• bothers
• distracts
• upsets
• plagues
• unsettles
• haunts
• angers
• distresses
• agitates
• dismays
• annoys
• disquiets
• rattles
• discomforts
• exercises
• flurries
• freaks (out)
• unhinges
• discomposes
• irritates
• derails
• confuses
• perturbs
• frazzles
• ails
• distempers
• fusses
• bugs
• undoes
• weirds out
• exasperates
• embarrasses
• irks
• aggravates
• hagrides
• grates
• riles
• harasses
• peeves
• vexes
• harries
• chafes
• discourages
• flusters
• frets
• pesters
• piques
• nettles
• confounds
• disconcerts
• bedevils
• chivies
• jars
• abashes
• discomfits
• shakes up
• discountenances
• mortifies
• puts off
• daunts
• unnerves
• puts out
• gets
• dispirits
• galls
• fazes
• disheartens
• nonpluses
• demoralizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calms
• quiets
• soothes
• settles
• composes
• alleviates
• allays
• assuages
• tranquilizes
• appeases
• pacifies
• mollifies
• placates
• conciliates
• propitiates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of alarms

Noun

The reasons for hope may not soon come from companies or executives sounding alarms. — Susan Gouijnstook, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

The 7500 distress code, which is used to signal a possible hijacking, set off alarms at the highest levels. — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026

Some industry leaders have also sounded alarms over increasingly powerful systems. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

The explosion led the NTSB to highlight their outstanding recommendations to all 50 states to require the installation of natural gas alarms. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

These alarms are being raised by the same company that has repeatedly claimed its AI is conscious. — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 29 Sep. 2026

Fire officials used the incident to remind residents to test smoke alarms regularly, especially as cooler weather approaches and daylight saving time ends. — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

The blaze quickly grew to two alarms and spread to an adjacent apartment, two apartments above, and the cockloft between the top floor ceiling and the roof, FDNY officials said. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 23 Sep. 2026

Rattled, the couple returned to a London devastated by the Blitz, with air-raid alarms a daily occurrence. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Verb

That prospect alarms those in Europe, who fear FIFA could increasingly challenge their competitions for space on an already overcrowded calendar. — Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

He becomes increasingly consumed by the otherworldly dimension, which alarms his therapist, Mary (Renate Reinsve). — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 30 May 2026

The focal point of escalating concern is oldest son Jeremy (Edik Beddoes) whose increasingly erratic behavior alarms those around him, not only for his safety but others as well. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 7 May 2026

Whether that future excites or alarms fans, the law—not nostalgia or tradition—will determine who suits up in March. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 18 Mar. 2026

The development of Moltbook, with AI bots forming their own social media, alarms him. — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 18 Mar. 2026

When something goes wrong, alarms fire. — Robert B. Shpiner, STAT, 13 Mar. 2026

Yet the price of gas seems likely to keep rising, which alarms Republicans. — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026

The Corps has adamantly refused to conduct sediment testing for PFAS, which alarms local scientists and environmentalists like Burdette. — Patrick Sisson, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2026