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 Orlando Police Department contacted Citi security in Tampa, which alerted the sheriff’s office to the threat, Chronister said. — Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Managers at several different Johnson County locations said they had not been alerted of a closure. — Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2026

But recently, her landlord alerted tenants that a new apartment would be built over their garages, eliminating parking during one to two years of construction and possibly beyond. — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026

Eiler was alerted to the discovery by a cultural affairs specialist with the Tohono O’odham Nation, a larger tribe whose reservation is east of Organ Pipe, and later by the Organ Pipe superintendent’s office. — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026

After getting a letter from his son about Koosman, Luchese alerted Mets GM Joe McDonald, who sent his top scout, Red Murff, to Texas to take a look at the young left-hander in August 1964. — Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026

Authorities were alerted to the incident by medical staff when the child was taken to a hospital after giving birth, per the outlets. — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026

During the simulation, the system alerted security teams roughly 30 minutes after agents escaped their sandbox. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026

Troopers at the airport were alerted to the situation and notified flight staff at the gate where the plane would be taking off, state police said. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026