All alarm synonyms
aΒ·larm
A a verb alarm
- upset β to overturn: to upset a pitcher of milk.
- frighten β to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
- unnerve β to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
- amaze β If something amazes you, it surprises you very much.
- startle β to disturb or agitate suddenly as by surprise or alarm.
- astonish β If something or someone astonishes you, they surprise you very much.
- daunt β If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
- surprise β to strike or occur to with a sudden feeling of wonder or astonishment, as through unexpectedness: Her beauty surprised me.
- terrify β to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
noun alarm
- nervousness β highly excitable; unnaturally or acutely uneasy or apprehensive: to become nervous under stress.
- dismay β to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
- anxiety β Anxiety is a feeling of nervousness or worry.
- consternation β Consternation is a feeling of anxiety or fear.
- tension β the act of stretching or straining.
- apprehension β Apprehension is a feeling of fear that something bad may happen.
- horror β an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear: to shrink back from a mutilated corpse in horror.
- unease β not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.
- trepidation β tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- uneasiness β not easy in body or mind; uncomfortable; restless; disturbed; perturbed.
- dread β to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of: to dread death.
- terror β intense, sharp, overmastering fear: to be frantic with terror.
- panic β Also called panic grass. any grass of the genus Panicum, many species of which bear edible grain.
- scare β to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- buzzer β A buzzer is an electrical device that is used to make a buzzing sound for example, to attract someone's attention.
- signal β anything that serves to indicate, warn, direct, command, or the like, as a light, a gesture, an act, etc.: a traffic signal; a signal to leave.
- cry β When you cry, tears come from your eyes, usually because you are unhappy or hurt.
- alert β If you are alert, you are paying full attention to things around you and are able to deal with anything that might happen.
- whistle β to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
- warning β the act or utterance of one who warns or the existence, appearance, sound, etc., of a thing that warns.
- caution β Caution is great care which you take in order to avoid possible danger.
- strain β to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.
- stress β importance attached to a thing: to lay stress upon good manners. Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
- distress β great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- fright β sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror.
- gong β a large bronze disk, of Asian origin, having an upturned rim, that produces a vibrant, hollow tone when struck, usually with a stick or hammer that has a padded head.
- bell β A bell is a device that makes a ringing sound and is used to give a signal or to attract people's attention.
- sign β a token; indication.
- trumpet β Music. any of a family of brass wind instruments with a powerful, penetrating tone, consisting of a tube commonly curved once or twice around on itself and having a cup-shaped mouthpiece at one end and a flaring bell at the other. an organ stop having a tone resembling that of a trumpet. a trumpeter.
- siren β Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- clock β A clock is an instrument, for example in a room or on the outside of a building, that shows what time of day it is.
- flash β a precedence code for handling messages about initial enemy contact or operational combat messages of extreme urgency within the U.S. military.
- tip β Eugene (Gladstone) 1888β1953, U.S. playwright: Nobel prize 1936.
- shout β to call or cry out loudly and vigorously.
- call β a demand for redeemable bonds or shares to be presented for repayment
- forewarning β to warn in advance.
- flap β to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
- nod β to make a slight, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command.
- tocsin β a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- blast β A blast is a big explosion, especially one caused by a bomb.
- squeal β a somewhat prolonged, sharp, shrill cry, as of pain, fear, or surprise.