Synonyms of alarms

alarms 1 of 2

noun

variants also alarums

plural of alarm

as in warnings

the act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk

in a daring midnight ride Paul Revere gave the alarm that British troops were approaching

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warnings
• alerts
• predictions
• announcements
• admonitions
• forewarnings
• admonishments
• suggestions
• notices
• prophecies
• notifications
• heads-ups
• prophesies
• cautions
• premonitions
• recommendations
• declarations
• advice
• tips
• guidance
• tip-offs
• auguries
• counsel

alarms

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verb

variants also alarums

present tense third-person singular of alarm

1

as in scares

to strike with fear

I don't want to alarm you, but I think you should know there's a bear on your back porch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scares
• frightens
• spooks
• shocks
• panics
• worries
• frights
• terrifies
• affrights
• startles
• horrifies
• terrorizes
• scarifies
• appals
• upsets
• gives one the creeps
• shakes
• appalls
• makes one's flesh crawl
• dismays
• makes one's flesh creep
• shakes up
• floors
• bowls over
• jolts
• amazes
• awes
• daunts
• disquiets
• astounds
• dispirits
• distresses
• distracts
• unnerves
• unstrings
• discomforts
• disconcerts
• unsettles
• emasculates
• perturbs
• discomposes
• unmans
• chills
• psychs (out)
• demoralizes
• undoes
• disturbs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reassures
• cheers
• assures
• comforts
• consoles
• soothes
• encourages
• inspires
• solaces
• steels
• heartens
• emboldens

2

as in worries

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

alarmed at the skyrocketing cost of home heating fuel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worries
• dismays
• concerns
• distresses
• upsets
• annoys
• disquiets
• angers
• discomforts
• exercises
• flurries
• disturbs
• bothers
• freaks (out)
• unsettles
• unhinges
• distracts
• discomposes
• derails
• perturbs
• frazzles
• agitates
• ails
• fusses
• distempers
• undoes
• weirds out
• exasperates
• irritates
• irks
• gets
• bugs
• hagrides
• grates
• confuses
• aggravates
• riles
• plagues
• chivvies
• haunts
• peeves
• harries
• vexes
• harasses
• rattles
• chafes
• frets
• pesters
• piques
• nettles
• confounds
• nonplusses
• disconcerts
• bedevils
• flusters
• chivies
• jars
• embarrasses
• abashes
• discomfits
• shakes up
• discountenances
• mortifies
• puts off
• galls
• daunts
• unnerves
• puts out
• dispirits
• fazes
• discourages
• disheartens
• nonpluses
• demoralizes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calms
• quiets
• soothes
• settles
• composes
• allays
• alleviates
• assuages
• tranquilizes
• tranquillizes
• pacifies
• appeases
• mollifies
• placates
• conciliates
• propitiates