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on alert

ADJECTIVE

on call

Synonyms

WEAK

accessible at hand at one's beck and call at one's disposal at one's fingertip available handy night call on deck on-the-spot prepared standing by within reach

ADJECTIVE

vigilant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxious attentive aware cautious circumspect keen observant wary

WEAK

acute agog alert guarded looking for looking to on guard on the ball on the job on the lookout on the qui vive on toes open-eyed sharp sleepless unsleeping waiting on wakeful wide-awake with eyes peeled with weather eye open

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless heedless ignorant inattentive incautious indifferent indiscreet rash thoughtless unaware uncareful unobservant

WEAK

impulsive negligent

Example Sentences

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Asking me not to disclose her full name, Lisa explained how residents remained on alert and used whistles to warn others if immigration agents were seen nearby.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The Soviet foreign minister, Andrei Gromyko, observed at the time: “Americans put forces on alert so often that it is hard to know what it means.”

From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026

Doncic picked up his 15th technical foul of the season against Denver on March 5, putting him on alert for a possible suspension.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

The private-credit industry has been on alert since the defaults last year of Tricolor and First Brand that prompted JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to warn of “cockroaches” in the market for privately held loans.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

The splash of a feeding tarpon upstream put him on alert, and sure enough, the surface of the water began to shake and boil.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

on alert

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