alarm vs signal

signal vs alarm

alarm and signal both are nouns.

alarm is not an adjective while signal is an adjective.

alarm and signal both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alarm	Yes	No	Yes	No
signal	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, signal is a hypernym of alarm; that is, signal is a word with a broader meaning than alarm:

alarm: an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
signal: any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

Other hypernyms of alarm include sign, signaling, signalling.

alarm (noun)	signal (noun)
a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event	any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time	any incitement to action
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger	an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes
fear resulting from the awareness of danger

alarm (adjective)	signal (adjective)
	notably out of the ordinary

alarm (verb)	signal (verb)
warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness	communicate silently and non-verbally by signals or signs
fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised	be a signal for or a symptom of

Difference between alarm and signal

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