alerting

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A form of alert — Attentive; awake; on guard.

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alertnessalert
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of alert

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna state of readiness to respond

Similar
alertness
Broader
arousal

nouna warning serves to make you more alert to danger

Similar
alert
Broader
warning
Also see
alertalertness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

alerting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alerting

MLA

“alerting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alerting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alerting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alerting.

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