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

Then, alarms blare as lights flash from white to green to red. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2026

Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan and Saudi Arabia report raising alarms or fending off Iranian attacks, as Kuwait says another power and water desalination plant has been hit. — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026

After weeks or months of monitors, alarms, oxygen, feeding tubes, blood tests and waiting, a family can finally take their baby home. — Tim Nelin, The Conversation, 21 July 2026

But alarms about potential war crimes began ringing inside the Biden Administration soon after Israel began its counterattack on Gaza. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Many locals, however, have concerns about a future spill, and California officials have continued to raise alarms about the company skirting state laws and regulations. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

The hearing arrived at a tumultuous time for the Justice Department, with mass firings and resignations hollowing out the workforce and Democrats and other critics raising alarms that Blanche is still functioning as the president’s personal lawyer. — Eric Tucker, Fortune, 15 July 2026

Additionally, test your smoke alarms, which should be on every level of your home, at least once a month. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Childproof fencing should also be installed, as well as locks, alarms and sensors to keep childen from entering the pool area. — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 13 July 2026

Verb

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

But that's not really what alarms me, someone making money off of military advancements. — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026