Alert
adjSynonymSSC PYQ × 10/əlˈərt/ · अलर्ट
Quick to notice and respond to something
सतर्क, तुरंत ध्यान देने वाला
The guard stayed alert all night.
An alert student caught the printing error.
Daily use: Alert raho, question paper mein trap hote hain.
ऊँची मीनार पर खड़े पहरेदार को सोचिए। पुराना Italian phrase 'all'erta' यानी 'ऊँचाई पर, चौकसी में' — जो हर पल चौकसी में रहे, वही alert है। Vigilant इसका साथी है और oblivious इसका उल्टा।
Picture a guard on a high watch-tower who sees everything below. The old Italian phrase 'all'erta' meant 'on the height, on the lookout' — whoever stays on the lookout is alert. Vigilant sits beside it; oblivious is its opposite.
Alert के synonym vigilant, watchful और attentive आते हैं; inattentive और drowsy इसके antonym हैं।
SSC offers vigilant, watchful and attentive as synonyms of Alert; inattentive and drowsy appear as antonyms.