Synonyms of alerting

alerting

verb

present participle of alert

as in warning

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

• warning
• advising
• informing
• cautioning
• waking
• forewarning
• notifying
• predicting
• admonishing
• forecasting
• apprising
• foretelling
• presaging
• prophesying
• prognosticating
• tipping (off)
• auguring
• foreshadowing
• harbingering
• portending
• foreboding
• boding
• foretokening

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• risking
• imperiling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of alerting

But as far back as 2018, when federal prosecutors say the once-legitimate Carleen began fraudulent operations, students were alerting state officials to serious problems with the school, and Florida took no action to shut it down. — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

The jury on Wednesday handed Massachusetts Superior Court Judge William Sullivan its second deadlock notice, alerting the court that the nine women and three men could not reach a unanimous decision on Clancy’s fate. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 3 Sep. 2026

Higher-than-average TSH readings occur when the body attempts to compensate for low hormone levels by alerting the thyroid to produce more. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026

Most notable were the startling bear signs, alerting us to the presence of Asian black bears in the area. — Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Communicable disease teams across multiple counties are alerting the public and working with the petting zoo to contact event organizers. — Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

The crew followed normal procedures when alerting air traffic controllers about the issue, Delta said in its statement. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

City officials posted signs throughout these neighborhoods alerting people whose homes are still standing to wear protective gear, have their properties inspected by the city and to flush their water pipes. — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026

Twenty-five years ago, the artist and custom framer Pamela Morgan got a call from a friend alerting her to the sale of a worn cottage house in the Springs believed to date back to the late 1700s. — Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 22 Aug. 2026