Alert and Pressing

Alert

Alert adjective - Paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity.

Pressing and alert are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pressing" instead an adjective "Alert".

Nearby Words: alertness, alerted, alerting, alerter

Pressing

Pressing adjective - Needing immediate attention.

Alert and pressing are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Alert" instead an adjective "Pressing".

Nearby Words: press, pressure, pressed

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Red Alert Half-Life: The Black Mesa Facility would like to inform you that pressing the alert button as a joke is not OK, Dr. Freeman.
    Source: Red Alert
  • Caps Lock, Num Lock, Missiles Lock Another has a technician in front of a console marked "YELLOW ALERT" become annoyed that the technician next to him keeps leaning over and pressing his buttons - so he retaliates by leaning over and pressing the coworker's buttons.
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