Alert
Alert adjective - Having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble.
Usage example: warned us to be alert to the presence of pickpockets on the crowded bus
Guarded and alert are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Guarded" instead the word "Alert" as an adjective or an adverb.
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Guarded and Alert. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 18, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/alert/guarded
Alert & Guarded. N.p., 2016. Web. 18 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/alert/guarded>.
Guarded or Alert. 2016. Accessed August 18, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/alert/guarded.
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