Synonyms of alerted

alerted 1 of 2

adjective

as in aware

Related Words

• aware
• warned
• informed
• prepared
• ready
• forewarned
• knowing
• alert
• wise
• clued (in)
• observant
• hip
• observing
• vigilant
• watchful
• attentive
• sharp-eyed
• with-it
• sharp
• open-eyed
• plugged-in

Dissimilar Words

• unaware
• oblivious
• unconscious
• uninformed
• unwitting
• unmindful
• unknowing
• heedless
• unprepared
• unwary
• unready

alerted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of alert

as in warned

to give notice to beforehand especially of danger or risk

alerted us to the possibility that the roads would be flooded and we might have to take a detour

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warned
• advised
• informed
• cautioned
• forewarned
• woke
• notified
• predicted
• admonished
• apprised
• presaged
• foretold
• prophesied
• forecast
• tipped (off)
• augured
• prognosticated
• foreshadowed
• harbingered
• portended
• boded
• foreboded
• foretokened

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• risked
• imperiled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of alerted

Adjective

More red light means maybe to back up a little bit and see what’s happening, so to be pre-alerted. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 5 Aug. 2026

The alerted products come in various weight packages packed or sliced in retail delis. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026

Verb

The Bohemian National Cemetery and Crematorium in North Park has been ordered to stop accepting any new human remains after investigators were alerted to possible storage violations, the Illinois Comptroller’s office said in a press release. — Evgenia Anastasakos, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

Citing an unnamed source, the outlet reported that another resident spotted him lying face-down on the pool deck and alerted building staff. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

Believing the scheme was legitimate, the victim attempted to purchase more than $200,000 worth of gold bars before the gold dealer recognized the apparent scam and alerted him, police said. — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Thompson alerted a town administrator and special constable named Sherise Fountain, who went to investigate. — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026

An Adobe employee reviewed the files, then alerted police, who seized Benton’s electronic devices with a warrant, according to court records. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

After being alerted by a bank, the transaction was reversed and the money was recovered. — Tim Fang, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

This led to a surge in activity in Artifactory on June 26, which finally alerted OpenAI to the issue. — Justyn Newman, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026

Following the publication of his screed, family members of the suspect now known to be Ted Kaczyinski, alerted the FBI through an attorney after examining other writings from Kaczyinski sent to the family over the years. — Tom Winter, NBC news, 1 Aug. 2026