Antonyms for alarm
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : uh-lahrm |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈlɑrm |
Definition of alarm
Origin :- early 14c., from Old French alarme (14c.), from Italian all'arme "to arms!" (literally "to the arms"). An interjection that came to be used as the word for the call or warning (cf. alert). Extended 16c. to "any sound to warn of danger or to arouse." Weakened sense of "apprehension, unease" is from 1833. Variant alarum is due to the rolling -r- in the vocalized form. Sometimes in early years anglicized as all-arm. Alarm clock is attested from 1690s (as A Larum clock).
- noun feeling of sudden fear
- noun warning, signaling device
- verb upset
- "I'd rather keep it, if it's the same to you," said Paul, in alarm.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- She had begun to pull away in alarm when he seized her wrist.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- But Mr. Paine assured her that letters were likely to be irregular, and there was no ground for alarm.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- "You alarm me, dear young friend," continued the good minister.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- He turned and ran to the camp, shouting an alarm at the top of his voice.
- Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- She felt no alarm lest she wound the sensibilities of the girl.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- So simply he made provision against any alarm from this source.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- His usual vacuity of expression was cast off like a mask and alarm twisted his features.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Only Mary was revealed clearly as she bent in alarm toward the man she had married.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- His tone was pregnant with alarm, though he strove to make it merely complaining.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
Synonyms for alarm
- alert
- amaze
- anxiety
- apprehension
- astonish
- bell
- blast
- buzzer
- call
- caution
- chill
- clock
- cold feet
- consternation
- cry
- daunt
- dismay
- distress
- dread
- drum
- flap
- flash
- forewarning
- fright
- frighten
- give a turn
- gong
- high sign
- horn
- horror
- make jump
- Mayday
- nervousness
- nod
- panic
- scare
- scare silly
- scare stiff
- scare to death
- scramble
- scream
- shout
- sign
- signal
- siren
- SOS
- spook
- squeal
- startle
- strain
- stress
- surprise
- tension
- terrify
- terror
- tip
- tip off
- tocsin
- trepidation
- trumpet
- unease
- uneasiness
- unnerve
- warning
- whistle
- wink
- yell
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