Alert and Vigilance

Alert

Alert noun - The state of being constantly attentive and responsive to signs of opportunity, activity, or danger.

Usage example: the doctor told the patient to be on the alert for any signs of infection

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Vigilance and alert are semantically related in caution topic. In some cases you can use "Vigilance" instead a noun "Alert".

Nearby Words: alertness, alerted, alerting, alerter

Vigilance noun - The state of being constantly attentive and responsive to signs of opportunity, activity, or danger.

Usage example: eternal vigilance is the price of freedom

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Alert and vigilance are semantically related in caution topic. Sometimes you can use "Alert" instead a noun "Vigilance".

Nearby Words: vigilant, vigilantly, vigil, vigilante

constant	constant alert	constant vigilance
permanent	permanent alert	permanent vigilance

Vigilance. The habit of keeping alert for external threats towards one's interests.

Source: Analysis / Virtue/Vice Codification

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