Alertness and Oafishness

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Alertness

Alertness noun - A close attentiveness to avoiding danger.
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Oafishness is an antonym for alertness.
Nearby Words: alert, alertly, alerting

Oafishness

Oafishness noun - The quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind.
Usage example: the oafishness of the investigators, who missed clues and mishandled physical evidence, is the reason why that crime was never solved
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Alertness is an antonym for oafishness.
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