alert vs signal

signal vs alert

alert and signal both are nouns.

alert and signal both are adjectives.

alert and signal both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of alert include sign, signaling, signalling.

alert (noun)	signal (noun)
a warning serves to make you more alert to danger	any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger	any incitement to action
condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action	an electric quantity (voltage or current or field strength) whose modulation represents coded information about the source from which it comes

alert (adjective)	signal (adjective)
engaged in or accustomed to close observation	notably out of the ordinary
mentally perceptive and responsive
quick and energetic

alert (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
	be a signal for or a symptom of

Difference between alert and signal

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