ALARMS Synonyms: 153 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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alarms

2 of 2

verb

variants also alarums

present tense third-person singular of alarm

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

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as in concerns

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy alarmed at the skyrocketing cost of home heating fuel

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Recent Examples of alarms

Noun

Previous El Niño forecasts have been raising alarms globally because of the pattern's powerful influence over the world's weather, from worldwide heat to hurricanes, and a strong event could create ripple effects for months to come. —

Doyle Rice, USA Today, 8 June 2026 Past stowaway cases raise security concerns Situations like this one, while uncommon, sound alarms about lapses in aviation security, experts say. —

Sneha Dhandapani, CNN Money, 7 June 2026 Take Braden Smith or Tyler Tanner, for instance, two talented guards whose combine measurements raised alarms. —

Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026 But those efforts have largely fallen flat, with assistants like Alexa and Siri mostly being used for things like setting alarms and playing music. —

Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 3 June 2026 Capitol Hill concerns about Pulte Pulte’s appointment has also raised alarms on Capitol Hill. —

Garrett Downs, CNBC, 2 June 2026 Teachers, nurses and doctors across the country regularly sound alarms about being overworked and underfunded, and many end up leaving their public jobs in frustration at impossible conditions. —

Ola Morris Innset, The Dial, 2 June 2026 Few officials are sounding alarms and describing the problems accurately, free from partisan skewing. —

Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026 The union has raised alarms about increases in calls coupled with a decrease in service since the fire district’s board voted last summer to remove from service an ambulance that operated on 12-hours shifts from circulation. —

Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for alarms

Noun

Meanwhile, there's new research on the efficacy of these bans and fresh warnings about excessive screen time for children.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Although there have been similar warnings from individual countries in the past, the joint bulletin was described as unprecedented.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 3 June 2026