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

2 of 2

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

After dangerous discussions that went as long as an hour, only a handful of alerts were sent to the accounts registered as the users’ parents. — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Real-time underground detection gives operators instant alerts, helping keep communities safe as clean fusion energy moves closer to the power grid. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

In other words, make sure those camera batteries are charged, your aurora alerts switched on and the coffee pot is full! — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 6 Oct. 2026

More than 35 million Californians are under heat alerts on Tuesday as a tropical disturbance is expected to continue to bring rainfall to central Florida. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

The fitness tracker will also watch for the telltale signs of serious medical conditions like atrial fibrillation and irregular heart rhythms with alerts when they’re detected. — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026

Filming is planned in regions of Ukraine comparatively less affected by air raid alerts and attacks. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026

The attacks and the air raid alerts that accompany them have severely disrupted life in the city, forcing millions to constantly seek shelter and paralyzing the capital’s businesses and transport networks. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Rather than presenting a stream of alerts, the system provides context for why an opportunity matters and why timing matters. — Adam Feiner, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Verb

Some identity theft companies include Dark Web Monitoring that searches for exposed personal information and alerts you when it is found. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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

The $10 device sounds a 120-decibel siren that alerts anyone within a 1,500-foot radius. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 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