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Antonyms for alerted

Grammar : Verb
Spell : uh-lurt
Phonetic Transcription : əˈlɜrt

Definition of alerted

Origin :
  • "on the watch," 1590s, from French alerte "vigilant" (17c.), from phrase à l'erte "on the watch," from Italian all'erta "to the height," from erta "lookout, high tower," noun use of fem. of erto, past participle of ergere "raise up," from Latin erigere "raise" (see erect). The adjective is attested from 1610s, the noun from 1803, and the verb from 1868. Related: Alerted; alerting.
  • verb warn
Example sentences :
  • He could feel the alerted tension of the four as the golden eyes glowed at him.
  • Extract from : « Join Our Gang? » by Sterling E. Lanier
  • You see, Mr. Masterson's alerted people at the Commissioner's office.
  • Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole
  • "They'll be alerted down there for a reconnaissance sally," he said.
  • Extract from : « Control Group » by Roger Dee
  • All detachments in the area have been alerted to watch for the Sampaguita.
  • Extract from : « The Pirates of Shan » by Harold Leland Goodwin
  • As Zircon had said, they had to assume the whole colony was alerted.
  • Extract from : « The Pirates of Shan » by Harold Leland Goodwin
  • There was only a little information so far from foreign countries, all of whom had been alerted.
  • Extract from : « Earth Alert! » by Kris Neville
  • The troops, alerted, uncertain as to what they were waiting for, were lounging in the barracks.
  • Extract from : « Earth Alert! » by Kris Neville
  • But he was alerted to trouble when Ali came in with an inquiry and a complaint.
  • Extract from : « Plague Ship » by Andre Norton
  • He alerted every agent to the job of discovering how the spy was getting his information out of the country.
  • Extract from : « That Sweet Little Old Lady » by Gordon Randall Garrett (AKA Mark Phillips)
  • Every American base in the world is alerted and every serviceman is being issued live ammunition.
  • Extract from : « The Plague » by Teddy Keller

Synonyms for alerted

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