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alert

Main Entry:
alert [uh-lurt]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: warn
Synonyms: alarm, flag, forewarn, give the high sign, inform, notify, put on guard, signal, tip, tip off, wave flag
Main Entry: awake
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: become or make aware
Synonyms: activate, alert, animate, arouse, awaken, call forth, enliven, excite, incite, kindle, provoke, revive, stimulate, stir up, vivify
Antonyms: deaden, lull
Main Entry: caution
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: warn, advise
Synonyms: admonish, alert, exhort, flag, forewarn, give the high sign, give the lowdown on, pull one's coat, put one wise, tip off, tip*, urge, wave a red flag, wise one up
Main Entry: forewarn
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: caution that something may happen
Synonyms: admonish, advise, alarm, alert, apprise, dissuade, flag, forbode, give fair warning, give the high sign, portend, premonish, pull one's coat, put a bug in one's ear, put on guard, put one wise, telegraph, tip, tip off, wave a red flag
Main Entry: notify
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: inform
Synonyms: acquaint, advise, air, alert, announce, apprise, assert, blazon, brief, broadcast, cable, caution, circulate, clue in, convey, cue, debrief, declare, disclose, disseminate, divulge, enlighten, express, fill in, give, herald, hint, let in on, let know, make known, mention, pass out, post, proclaim, promulgate, publish, radio, report, reveal, send word, speak, spread, state, suggest, talk, teach, telephone, tell, tip off, vent, warn, wire, wise up, write
Antonyms: conceal, hide, suppress
Main Entry: warn
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: give notice of possible occurrence
Synonyms: acquaint, address, admonish, advise, advocate, alert, apprise, caution, clue, clue in, counsel, cry wolf, deprecate, direct, dissuade, enjoin, exhort, fill in, forbid, forearm, forewarn, give fair warning, give the high sign, give warning, guide, hint, inform, instruct, lay it out, make aware, notify, order, post, predict, prepare, prescribe, prompt, put on guard, recommend, remind, remonstrate, reprove, signal, suggest, summon, tell, threaten, tip, tip off, urge, wise up
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Main Entry: caution
Part of Speech: noun, verb
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Adjectives:
admonitory, admonitve, aposematic, careful, cautelous, cautionary, cautious, chary, circumspect, cool, discreet, guarded, heedful, monitory, on one's guard, overcautious, pedetentous, politic, premonitory, prudent, sematic, shy of, skillful, steady, stealthy, sure, unenterprising, warned, warning, wary, watchful
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: [Indication of danger.] Alarm.
Category: 2. Subservience to ends; contingent subservience
Synonyms:
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give the alarm, raise the alarm, sound the alarm, turn in the alarm, beat the alarm, give an alarm, raise an alarm, sound an alarm, turn in an alarm, beat an alarm; alarm; warn; ring the tocsin; battre la generale; cry wolf.
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Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Caution.
Category: 3. Prospective Affections
Synonyms:
-verbs
be cautious; take care, take heed, take good care; have a care mind, what one is about; be on one's guard (keep watch) [more]; "make assurance doubly sure" [Macbeth]., bespeak (be early)., think twice, look before one leaps, count the cost, look to the main chance, cut one's coat according to one's cloth; feel one's ground, feel one's way; see how the land lies (foresight); wait to see how the cat jumps; bridle one's tongue; reculer pour mieux sauter (prepare); let well alone, let well enough alone, ne pas reveiller le chat qui dort., keep out of harm's way, keep out of troubled waters; keep at a respectful distance, stand aloof; keep on the safe side, be on the safe side., husband one's resources [more]., caution (warn).
Antonyms: rashness
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