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

The flooding also prompted alerts in northern India, where authorities evacuated thousands of people in Bihar as rivers flowing from the Himalayas rose. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

Its members can save searches and receive alerts when matching one-of-one inventory appears. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026

Customers can also use the app to view vehicle locations in real time, get service alerts and access customer support. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

On Tuesday, evacuation orders for about 3,380 homes were downgraded to alerts — meaning those people could for now remain at their homes — after about 1,200 orders had already been lifted by late Monday. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026

By month four, those 28 alerts had been distilled into four clear maintenance priorities. — Guilherme Studart, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Stay up to date with the latest news in and around Chicago with our news alerts. — Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

According to data analyzed by the Police Department, 1,011 of those alerts, or 71%, involved a license plate misread. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

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

The Airthings View Plus tracks and alerts you to radon, particulate matter, and VOCs. — Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026

The company’s recently launched self-audit tool alerts departments of searches that may seem unusual compared to the agency’s normal usage, the AJC previously reported. — Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 9 Aug. 2026

This feature alerts drivers when there's a vehicle on either side or approaching from the rear using cameras and radar sensors. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

DutchBoy detects unusual sensor spikes associated with those events and alerts engineers before defects occur. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026