Alert and Caution

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Alert

Alert noun - The act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk.

Usage example: the white flash of the doe's raised tail, giving the “danger” alert to her fawns

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Caution is a synonym for alert in warn topic. In some cases you can use "Caution" instead the word "Alert" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like warning, vigilance. popular alternative

Nearby Words: alertness, alerted, alerting, alerter

Caution

Caution noun - The act or an instance of telling beforehand of danger or risk.

Usage example: we heeded the police officer's caution about the road ahead

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Alert is a synonym for caution in warn topic. You can use "Alert" instead the word "Caution" as a verb or a noun. popular alternative

Nearby Words: cautious, cautiously, cautioned, cautionary, cautioning

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good	good alert	good caution
low	low alert	low caution
heavy	heavy alert	heavy caution
little	little alert	little caution
Other adjectives: potential, yellow, extra, different, resulting.

Common collocations

people	alert people	caution people
children	alert children	caution children
parents	alert parents	caution parents
team	alert team	caution team
Other words: readers.

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