Synonyms for alertness
alert·ness

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1. alertness

   Synonyms:
   acuteness, animation, brilliancy, cleverness, intelligence, keenness, quickness, readiness, sagacity, sense, sensibility

   Antonyms:
   apathy, dulness, insensibility, obtuseness, slowness, sluggishness, stupefaction, stupidity, stupor

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1. watchfulness, wakefulness, vigilance, alertnessnoun

   the process of paying close and continuous attention

   "wakefulness, watchfulness, and bellicosity make a good hunter"; "vigilance is especially susceptible to fatigue"

   Synonyms:
   alerting, wakefulness, on the qui vive, sharp-sightedness, weather eye, watchfulness, sleeplessness, vigilance

2. alertness, alertingnoun

   a state of readiness to respond

   "alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG"

   Synonyms:
   alerting, wakefulness, on the qui vive, sharp-sightedness, alert, watchfulness, vigilance

3. alertness, sharp-sightedness, on the qui vivenoun

   lively attentiveness

   Synonyms:
   alerting, wakefulness, visual acuity, on the qui vive, sharp-sightedness, watchfulness, vigilance, acuity

Matched Categories

1. • Arousal

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1. alertnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   watchfulness, vigilance, circumspection, wariness

2. alertnessnoun

   Synonyms:
   activity, agility, nimbleness, briskness, smartness, sprightliness, quickness, spryness, promptness, readiness

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1. List of paraphrases for "alertness":

   vigilance, awareness, alert, liveliness, vigilant

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1. Natalie Dautovich:

   Light plays a very important role in helping us to feel alert and awake, so when we wake up during the dark period, that's not our body's natural desire, and so to help with that, make sure to be exposed to sufficient bright light during the day, especially during the morning, to help with those feelings of alertness.

2. Natalie Dautovich:

   Most people experience a dip in energy and alertness in the early to mid-afternoon.

3. Yuji Tohda:

   Simply put, this is a collapse of the medical system, the highly infectious British variant and slipping alertness have led to this explosive growth in the number of patients.

4. Bruno Witvoet:

   The competitive environment is tough because everybody has been talking about Africa for the last three or four years, you can see all the global competitors entering the markets... competition has been much tougher over the last 2-3 years. And we see also very good competition from emerging local players... competition is very sane, it might bite a bit of your market share short term, but it may raise the challenge, it'll raise your alertness and you have to respond to that.

5. Anne Milasincic Andrews:

   Switching your focus to any kind of other activity, be it visual or another stimulatory activity that you find pleasurable, will be enough to improve alertness.