Alarm and Rid

Alarm

Alarm verb - To strike with fear.

Rid and alarm are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rid" instead a verb "Alarm".

Nearby Words: alarming, alarmed, alarmingly, alarmist

Rid

Rid verb - To set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers.

Alarm and rid are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alarm" instead a verb "Rid".

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

people alarm people rid people
family alarm family rid family
duck alarm duck rid duck
everyone alarm everyone rid everyone

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Fanny and Alexander Sinister Minister: Emilie's alarm bells do not go off when Edvard demands that she and the children rid themselves of all their possessions before coming to his household.
  • Not in Front of the Parrot A fire station had to get rid of its pet parrot because it had learnt to perfectly imitate the alarm bell.
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