alerts

NOUN

warning

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alarm signal

STRONG

Mayday SOS admonition flap sign siren wink

WEAK

high sign tip off

VERB

warn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

alarm forewarn inform notify tip off

STRONG

flag signal tip

WEAK

give the high sign put on guard wave flag

Antonyms

STRONGEST

conceal hide

Example Sentences

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Popular movies and breaking news alerts usually focus on giant asteroids that could threaten Earth.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

But lowering the bar for algorithmic alerts based on probabilistic estimates effectively expands the number of people subjected to police attention.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

I noticed that Chinese news apps were often fast to send news alerts about killings or plane crashes, so long as they happened overseas.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Because those alerts are so rarely encouraging, one seeming spark of good news recently stood out.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

When I stumble out of my bedroom, still in my nightclothes, a whacking sound alerts me that Mama is on a cleaning tear.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse