Synonyms of alerts

alerts 1 of 2

noun

plural of alert

as in warnings

the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk

the white flash of the doe's raised tail, giving the "danger" alert to her fawns

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warnings
• alarms
• advice
• recommendations
• suggestions
• notices
• forewarnings
• predictions
• cautions
• admonitions
• announcements
• admonishments
• heads-ups
• notifications
• prophecies
• premonitions
• tips
• guidance
• declarations
• tip-offs
• auguries
• counsel

alerts

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verb

present tense third-person singular of alert

as in warns

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

• warns
• advises
• informs
• cautions
• wakes
• forewarns
• notifies
• predicts
• forecasts
• presages
• tips (off)
• apprises
• prophesies
• admonishes
• foretells
• augurs
• harbingers
• prognosticates
• portends
• foreshadows
• forebodes
• bodes
• foretokens

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• risks
• imperils

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of alerts

Noun

Control centres in Seoul and Daejeon cover more than 5,000 people under electronic monitoring, and handle 19,000 alerts a day, said The Guardian. — Will Barker, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026

Jason’s view On September 15, Saudi Arabia issued alerts for Mecca, Jeddah, and Taif. — Jason D. Greenblatt, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026

When alerts carry location and context, responders arrive faster and smarter. — Jason Fass, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Chase Credit Journey offers free credit and identity monitoring, including alerts if your personal information is exposed in a data breach or on the dark web. — Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

More than 90 million people from California to Kentucky are under alerts for dangerously hot conditions. — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026

Aside from this feature, iOS 27 also includes a way to adjust the opacity of Liquid Glass, new icon designs, extra-large widgets, and new volume settings for ringtones, alarms, timers, and alerts. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Sep. 2026

There are no advisories or alerts in effect for boaters over the Atlantic waters or Keys waters. — Lissette Gonzalez, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026

In addition to tracking subscriptions, the app can send you overspending alerts and monitor recurring bills for any unusual activity, giving you insight into day-to-day expenses and habits. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Verb

The platform instantly identifies the failure and alerts the integrator’s network operations center (NOC). — Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Irving then alerts us to the prevalence of bewitchment in the region, setting us up for the Gothic tale to follow. — Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekend, the department posts alerts on Facebook about water quality conditions and warnings in the event of an advisory or closure, which are also mapped by the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. — Bridget Fogarty, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Death of the Pastor’s Wife Netflix’s latest docuseries opens in April 2024, when Mica Miller alerts authorities of her plans to take her life and asks them to inform her family of her whereabouts. — Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026

Liu signed up to a mailing list that alerts subscribers about rare bird sightings in Southern California. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Choosing something positive to notice alerts her to its presence all around her—and makes the day more likely to be a happy one. — Angela Haupt, Time, 18 Aug. 2026

Following detection, the NCSU patch – about the size of a business card – alerts its wearer simply by vibrating against the skin. — New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026

These satellites support direct-to-handset emergency SOS alerts on Apple products. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026