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

The post was quickly deleted, but Inaba saw it and commented on her own Instagram, thanking the media for alerting her to his remark. — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026

The second half was delayed for 20 minutes due to a siren going off in the area alerting them to a possible attack — none materialised — with players and staff having to take refuge in the stadium’s shelter. — Simon Johnson, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

In addition to alerting for fires, the HomeAware device can also signal for things like doorbells and phone calls. — Stephanie Stahl, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

The company started scanning repositories for credentials, began alerting users that their credentials were exposed, and even set up default push protections to prevent affected repositories from being duplicated. — Alex Colon, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Swatting is a form of cyber harassment that typically involves a caller alerting law enforcement to an active shooter situation or some other sort of immediate danger that does not actually exist. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Read More The unique Ozlo Sleepbuds are built for side sleepers, with a private alarm that can wake you up without alerting anyone else, and 14 hours of battery life. — Brad Bourque, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

Lately, though, the push notifications alerting me to the recall du jour have taken on an unremitting, nagging tone. — Greg Mania, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026

The week before the suit was filed, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman apologized to the community for not alerting law enforcement after Van Rootselaar’s account was banned. — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026