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 incident raises alarms for Republican Baltimore County Delegate Kathy Szeliga, a critic of the state's juvenile justice system. — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

This season is filled with last minute shopping, new routines and the painstaking transition from being up all night to early morning alarms once again. — Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Advocacy groups are sounding alarms over widespread issues in federal student loan programs as the Education Department implements major reforms. — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, detained immigrants and their supporters have raised increasing alarms over medical care provided by ICE. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

The programmable logic controllers read sensors that measure conditions such as water pressure, water chemistry, tank levels and equipment status, and automatically operate pumps, valves and alarms. — William Akoto, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026

Variable speed limit pilot follows safety concerns For years, residents and local officials, including Meridian Mayor Robert Simison, have raised alarms about congestion and crashes on the highway, which carries more than 60,000 vehicles a day. — Rose Evans august 5, Idaho Statesman, 5 Aug. 2026

In an April TikTok video, Emilie Kiser encouraged viewers to implement measures like pool fences, door alarms and infant swimming resource lessons. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Cockpit alarms blared as two Delta Air Lines jets narrowly avoided each other over Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport during a frightening near miss now under federal investigation. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 29 July 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