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

One of the men sent a social media message to other fraternity members alerting them to what was happening and inviting people to take part, according to the lawsuit. — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Rather than alerting the public, however, the companies funded climate-denial front groups and promoted false narratives to delay transitions away from fossil fuels. — Patrick Parenteau, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

In OpenAI's case, swarms of agents worked together to hack the open-source software platform Hugging Face and OpenAI itself, without alerting humans. — Katie McQue, NPR, 26 Sep. 2026

This option from Vantamo flashes a bright light and emits a 130-decibel sound from dual speakers whenever the top pin is pulled, alerting passersby of the emergency and scaring off potential assailants. — Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 20 Sep. 2026

What was available to test was faster Shazam for identifying songs and sound recognition for alerting you of potentially urgent nearby noises. — Victoria Song, The Verge, 17 Sep. 2026

As a precaution, the Sacramento State Police Department sent out an emergency notification alerting the campus community of the situation and advising them to avoid parking structure while officers investigated. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026

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