The fire alarm sounded.
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Alarm
/əˈlɑːm/
Synonyms for "alarm" (286 found)
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Closest matches (58)
Noun(16 words)
abject fearadmonishmentadmonitionaffrightaid to navigationalarumalertall clearamazeamber lightangelusangelus bellanxietyapprehensionarouseastonishawebalefirebattle crybeacon
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (85)
cry havoccry wolfcurdle the blooddauntdeterrent examplediscomfortdismaydisquietdistressdisturbdreadexampleexcitementfearfinal noticefinal warningfire bellflarefly storm warningsfog bell
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fog signalfog whistlefoghornforewarningfrightfrightenfunkglancego lightgonggong buoygreen lightheliographhigh signhinthornhorrificationhorripilatehorrorhue and cryinternational alphabet flaginternational numeral pennantintimidatekickklaxonlast postleerlessonlighthousemake one tremblemarker beaconmaydaymenacemonition
Noun(17 words)
darkroomsdiscomfortingdismaydismaysdistressesexpression of concernfearfulnessfearsfeeling anxiousfire alarmfreak outfrightenfrightsfudshueinformkiller
Adjective(6 words)
Related words (143)
moose callmoralnervousnessnodnoticenotificationnudgeobject lessonpanicpanic fearparachute flareperturbpetrifyphobiapilot flagpokepolice whistleprenoticequarantine flagradio beacon
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raise apprehensionsrallying cryrebel yellred flagred lightreveillerocketroman candlesailing aidscaresemaphoresemaphore flagsemaphore telegraphshakesignsignalsignal beaconsignal bellsignal firesignal flagsignal gongsignal gunsignal lampsignal lightsignal mastsignal postsignal rocketsignal shotsignal sirensignal towersirensolicitudesossound the alarmsound the tocsinspar buoyspookstaggerstampedestartlestop lightstrainstresssummonssurprisetapstensionterrifyterrorterrorizethe nodthe winkthreattip offtip-offtocsintouchtraffic lighttraffic signaltrepidationtroubletrumpet callultimatumuneasinessunholy dreadunmanunnerveunstringupsetverbum sapientiwar crywarnwarningwarning piecewatch firewhistlewhite flagwigwagwigwag flagwinkword to the wiseyellow flag
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More general
19 entriesShowing 16 of 19 words.
More specific
15 entriesCollocations
8 entriesalarm bellalarm clockalarm systemfalse alarmfire alarmhome alarmpersonal alarmsecurity alarm
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
4 entriesTranslations
29 translations across 25 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- ала́рма noun (notice of approaching danger)
- трево́га noun (notice of approaching danger)
Catalan
1 entries- alarma noun (notice of approaching danger)
Dutch
2 entries- alarm noun (notice of approaching danger)
- alarmsignaal noun (notice of approaching danger)
Esperanto
1 entries- alarmo noun (notice of approaching danger)
Estonian
1 entries- häire noun (notice of approaching danger)
Finnish
1 entries- hälytys noun (notice of approaching danger)
Galician
1 entries- alarma noun (notice of approaching danger)
Georgian
1 entries- განგაში noun (notice of approaching danger)
German
2 entries- Alarm noun (notice of approaching danger)
- Alarmsignal noun (notice of approaching danger)
Greek
1 entries- συναγερμός noun (notice of approaching danger)
Hindi
1 entries- चेतावनी noun (notice of approaching danger)
Hungarian
1 entries- riadó noun (notice of approaching danger)
Italian
1 entries- allarme noun (notice of approaching danger)
Japanese
1 entries- 注意 noun (notice of approaching danger)
Macedonian
1 entries- тре́вога noun (notice of approaching danger)
Malay
1 entries- penggera noun (notice of approaching danger)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- alarm noun (notice of approaching danger)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- alarm noun (notice of approaching danger)
Old English
1 entries- wōma noun (notice of approaching danger)
Polish
1 entries- alarm noun (notice of approaching danger)
Portuguese
1 entries- alarme noun (notice of approaching danger)
Russian
1 entries- трево́га noun (notice of approaching danger)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- rabhadh noun (notice of approaching danger)
Spanish
2 entries- alarma noun (notice of approaching danger)
- rebato noun (notice of approaching danger)
Uzbek
1 entries- taxlika noun (notice of approaching danger)
Sample sentences
24 total sentences available.
The fire alarm rang.
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In case you sleep, set the alarm.
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Mayuko jumped up in alarm.
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Showing 4 of 24 available sentences.