Synonyms for alarm
əˈlɑrmalarm

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1. alarm

   Alarm, according to its derivation all'arme, "to arms," is an arousing to meet and repel danger, and may be quite consistent with true courage. Affright and fright express sudden fear which, for the time at least, overwhelms courage. The sentinel discovers with alarm the sudden approach of the enemy; the unarmed villagers view it with affright. Apprehension, disquietude, dread, misgiving, and solicitude are in anticipation of danger; consternation, dismay, and terror are overwhelming fear, generally in the actual presence of that which is terrible, though these words also may have an anticipative force. Timidity is a quality, habit, or condition, a readiness to be affected with fear. A person of great timidity is constantly liable to needless alarm and even terror. Compare FEAR.

   Synonyms:
   affright, apprehension, consternation, dismay, disquietude, dread, fear, fright, misgiving, panic, solicitude, terror, timidity

   Antonyms:
   assurance, calmness, confidence, repose, security

   Preposition:
   Alarm was felt in the camp, among the soldiers, at the news.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alarmnoun

   Synonyms:
   apprehension, fright, fear, timidity, consternation, tocsin, war-cry, war-note, reveille, dread, affright, disquietude, dismay

   Antonyms:
   confidence, security, quiet

2. alarmverb

   Synonyms:
   warn, wake, terrify, intimidate, frighten

   Antonyms:
   compose, embolden, reassure, rally

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 1 vote

1. alarm, dismay, consternationnoun

   fear resulting from the awareness of danger

   Synonyms:
   warning device, alarum, warning signal, consternation, alarm clock, alert, alarm system, discouragement, dismay, disheartenment

2. alarm, warning device, alarm systemnoun

   a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event

   Synonyms:
   warning device, alarum, warning signal, consternation, alarm clock, alert, alarm system, dismay

3. alarm, alert, warning signal, alarumnoun

   an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

   Synonyms:
   warning device, alarum, warning signal, consternation, alarm clock, qui vive, alert, alarm system, alerting, dismay

4. alarm clock, alarmverb

   a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time

   Synonyms:
   warning device, alarum, warning signal, consternation, alarm clock, alert, alarm system, dismay

5. dismay, alarm, appal, appall, horrifyverb

   fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised

   "I was horrified at the thought of being late for my interview"; "The news of the executions horrified us"

   Synonyms:
   depress, dismay, appall, dispirit, outrage, shock, appal, deject, demoralise, horrify, offend, scandalise, get down, demoralize, cast down, scandalize, alert

6. alarm, alertverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   dismay, appall, appal, horrify, alert

Matched Categories

1. • Device
   • Signal
   • Warn

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1. alarmnoun

   Synonyms:
   alarum, larum, tocsin, summons to arms, alarm-bell, beat of drum, sound of trumpet, notice of danger, signal of distress

2. alarmnoun

   Synonyms:
   fear, apprehension, terror, fright, affright, consternation, dismay

3. alarmverb

   Synonyms:
   call to arms, summon to arms

4. alarmverb

   Synonyms:
   terrify, frighten, affright, startle, scare, daunt, appall, put in fear

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1. alarmnoun

   Synonyms:
   warning, signal, apprehension, terror, consternation trepidation, fright, panic, dismay

2. alarmverb

   Synonyms:
   terrify, frighten, scare, appall, daunt, unnerve, intimidate

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1. List of paraphrases for "alarm":

   warning, alert, alarmed, alarms, panic, concern, whistle, ultimatum, detector, scaremongering

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1. Hillary Clinton:

   We are seeing signals of a shift that should alarm us all, this administration's proposed cuts to international health, development and diplomacy would be a blow to women and children and a grave mistake for our country.

2. Mohannad Aama:

   The fact we were down in August at a magnitude that is bigger than we have seen in many years rang some alarm bells, the continued uncertainty about China is definitely adding to worries.

3. Mira Calton:

   We sounded the alarm back in 2013 and hoped people would understand what a slippery slope it is to have all of these foods that are genetically modified, obviously, we can't say without a doubt that GMOs are dangerous, but we can say that not enough human studies have been done. We don't want to be the guinea pigs.

4. Anna Harrington:

   I'm saving and spending the same amounts as before -- I'm lucky that my job is secure. But this past summer, I bought the oddest things I never would have normally bought -- a sunrise alarm clock, pink fuzzy bunny slippers, the entire Buffy the Vampire CD collection, and vintage furniture from the 1970s.

5. Kristin Watson:

   If Will has to leave me and Roam behind to go on a work trip, I feel super safe because I have my dog, he’s one of those dogs that, he’s only going to bark if there’s someone sniffing around the bus or something. So he’s an alarm system.