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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  alert 
 
  1  sense  of  alert 
 
  Sense  1 
  alarm,  alert 
  =>  wake 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  alert 
 
  1  sense  of  alert 
 
  Sense  1 
  alarm,  alert 
  =>  wake 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  alert 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  alert 
 
  1  sense  of  alert 
 
  Sense  1 
  alarm,  alert 
  =>  warn 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  alert 
 
  alert  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  alert 
 
  Sense  1 
  alarm,  alert 
  =>  warn 
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  Grep  of  noun  alert 
  alert 
  alerting 
  alertness 
  red  alert 
 
  Overview  of  noun  alert 
 
  The  noun  alert  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  alert,  qui  vive  --  (condition  of  heightened  watchfulness  or  preparation  for  action:  "bombers  were  put  on  alert  during  the  crisis") 
  2.  alert,  alerting  --  (a  warning  serves  to  make  you  more  alert  to  danger) 
  3.  alarm,  alert,  warning  signal,  alarum  --  (an  automatic  signal  (usually  a  sound)  warning  of  danger) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  alert 
 
  The  verb  alert  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  alarm,  alert  --  (warn  or  arouse  to  a  sense  of  danger  or  call  to  a  state  of  preparedness;  "The  empty  house  alarmed  him";  "We  alerted  the  new  neighbors  to  the  high  rate  of  burglaries") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  alert 
 
  The  adj  alert  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  alert  --  (very  attentive  or  observant;  "an  alert  and  responsive  baby  is  a  joy";  "caught  by  a  couple  of  alert  cops";  "alert  enough  to  spot  the  opportunity  when  it  came";  "constantly  alert  and  vigilant,  like  a  sentinel  on  duty") 
  2.  (3)  alert  --  (mentally  responsive;  "an  alert  mind") 
  3.  (1)  alert,  awake  --  (not  unconscious;  especially  having  become  conscious;  "the  patient  is  now  awake  and  alert") 
  4.  alert,  alive,  awake  --  ((usually  followed  by  `to')  showing  acute  awareness;  mentally  perceptive;  "alert  to  the  problems";  "alive  to  what  is  going  on";  "awake  to  the  dangers  of  her  situation";  "was  now  awake  to  the  reality  of  his  predicament") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  alert 
 
  4  senses  of  alert 
 
  Sense  1 
  alert  (vs.  unalert) 
 
  unalert  (vs.  alert) 
  =>  inattentive,  unobservant,  unvigilant,  unwatchful 
 
  Sense  2 
  alert 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  intelligent)  ->  unintelligent,  stupid 
 
  Sense  3 
  alert,  awake(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  conscious)  ->  unconscious 
 
  Sense  4 
  alert,  alive(prenominal),  awake(prenominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  aware)  ->  unaware 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  alert 
 
  4  senses  of  alert 
 
  Sense  1 
  alert  (vs.  unalert) 
  =>  argus-eyed,  open-eyed,  vigilant,  wakeful,  watchful 
  =>  fly 
  =>  heads-up,  wide-awake 
  =>  lidless,  sleepless 
  =>  on  the  alert(prenominal),  on  the  job(prenominal) 
  =>  perched,  perked,  perked  up 
  Also  See->  awake#1;  lively#1;  wary#1 
 
  Sense  2 
  alert 
  =>  intelligent  (vs.  unintelligent) 
 
  Sense  3 
  alert,  awake(prenominal) 
  =>  conscious  (vs.  unconscious) 
 
  Sense  4 
  alert,  alive(prenominal),  awake(prenominal) 
  =>  aware(prenominal)  (vs.  unaware) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  alert 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  alert 
 
  alert  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  alert 
  alert 
  on  the  alert 
  unalert 
 
  Overview  of  noun  alert 
 
  The  noun  alert  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  alert,  qui  vive  --  (condition  of  heightened  watchfulness  or  preparation  for  action:  "bombers  were  put  on  alert  during  the  crisis") 
  2.  alert,  alerting  --  (a  warning  serves  to  make  you  more  alert  to  danger) 
  3.  alarm,  alert,  warning  signal,  alarum  --  (an  automatic  signal  (usually  a  sound)  warning  of  danger) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  alert 
 
  The  verb  alert  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (9)  alarm,  alert  --  (warn  or  arouse  to  a  sense  of  danger  or  call  to  a  state  of  preparedness;  "The  empty  house  alarmed  him";  "We  alerted  the  new  neighbors  to  the  high  rate  of  burglaries") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  alert 
 
  The  adj  alert  has  4  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (7)  alert  --  (very  attentive  or  observant;  "an  alert  and  responsive  baby  is  a  joy";  "caught  by  a  couple  of  alert  cops";  "alert  enough  to  spot  the  opportunity  when  it  came";  "constantly  alert  and  vigilant,  like  a  sentinel  on  duty") 
  2.  (3)  alert  --  (mentally  responsive;  "an  alert  mind") 
  3.  (1)  alert,  awake  --  (not  unconscious;  especially  having  become  conscious;  "the  patient  is  now  awake  and  alert") 
  4.  alert,  alive,  awake  --  ((usually  followed  by  `to')  showing  acute  awareness;  mentally  perceptive;  "alert  to  the  problems";  "alive  to  what  is  going  on";  "awake  to  the  dangers  of  her  situation";  "was  now  awake  to  the  reality  of  his  predicament") 



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