Textual thesaurus for "alertness"

(noun) sharp-sightedness, on the qui vive

lively attentiveness

(noun) watchfulness, vigilance, wakefulness

the process of paying close and continuous attention

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

(noun) alerting

a state of readiness to respond

alerting was indicated by the desynchronization of the EEG