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1. on the alert

   Vigilant implies more sustained activity and more intelligent volition than alert; one may be habitually alert by reason of native quickness of perception and thought, or one may be momentarily alert under some excitement or expectancy; one who is vigilant is so with thoughtful purpose. One is vigilant against danger or harm; he may be alert or watchful for good as well as against evil; he is wary in view of suspected stratagem, trickery, or treachery. A person may be wakeful because of some merely physical excitement or excitability, as through insomnia; yet he may be utterly careless and negligent in his wakefulness, the reverse of watchful; a person who is truly watchful must keep himself wakeful while on watch, in which case wakeful has something of mental quality. Watchful, from the Saxon, and vigilant, from the Latin, are almost exact equivalents; but vigilant has somewhat more of sharp definiteness and somewhat more suggestion of volition; one may be habitually watchful; one is vigilant of set purpose and for direct cause, as in the presence of an enemy. Compare ALERT.

   Antonyms:
   careless, drowsy, dull, heedless, inattentive, incautious, inconsiderate, neglectful, negligent, oblivious, thoughtless, unwary

   Synonyms:
   alert, awake, careful, cautious, circumspect, on the lookout, sleepless, vigilant, wakeful, wary, watchful, wide-awake

How to use on the alert in a sentence?

1. Mary Flannery:

   We needed the foam because we got the alert from the pilots that the flight was being diverted since the engine was on fire.

2. William Plomer:

   Johannes Meintjes… is one of the more articulate South Africans of his generation. A prolific painter, he is also a fluent author in both English and Afrikaans. With unresting curiosity about South African national and regional history, he seems blessedly free from political or racial bias, and when he writes of nations or persons in conflict is alert to what is good or bad on both sides.

3. Riki Ellison:

   They (the Iranians) were on full alert to shoot down anything that resembled a U.S. aircraft. Somebody made a mistake by identifying it as a warplane.

4. Mickey Mehta:

   Opportunities do come knocking at the doors, so always keep your doors open and lookout for them. And life can give you as many opportunities, as every morning is an opportunity to lookout, grab and create many opportunities. Let everyday, every morning be optimized, be alert always and get MickeyMized!

5. Richard Richards:

   Anyone opposed to ballot security obviously must be supportive of election fraud, we would have been cheated out of that race if we hadn't been alert.

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