Converse of object

• sound: Without wishing to sound alarmist, the direct and indirect effects of stress on health can be serious.

• seem: Although this may seem alarmist we believe that you should be fully informed before making your choice.

Used with adjective complement

• sound: Applied to the situation in Great Britain today, this of course sounds grossly alarmist.

Modifies a noun

• coverage: Alarmist media coverage has been blamed for encouraging or validating such attacks.

• story: In December I wrote an open letter to Ann Widdecombe asking her to reveal the sources of her alarmist stories about Dutch drug mis-use.

• report: Will alarmist news reports prevent the spread of HIV today?

• view: Concerned at this alarmist view of the future, people began to see the need for a census.

• tone: Meanwhile, Partridge was making a name for himself on the strength of the alarmist Whig tone of his almanacs.

• piece: PB Cvar Restrictions Explained I've scribbled up a slightly alarmist piece explaining some cvars reccomended for restriction with Punkbuster.

Modifying Another Word

• unduly: Am I unduly alarmist to fear for the soul of my six-year-old innocent?

• unnecessarily: Any talk of an imminent collapse of the al-Saud regime is unnecessarily alarmist.

• slightly: PB Cvar Restrictions Explained I've scribbled up a slightly alarmist piece explaining some cvars reccomended for restriction with Punkbuster.

• too: I would not be too alarmist about his health.

• not: This is not alarmist - nor is it a response to any specific threat.

• rather: We see the IMA quoting the fee range as between £ 500 and £ 1500 per day as rather alarmist.

Noun used with modifier

• climate: Climate alarmists like to warn us of the danger of severe climate " surprises " that may come our way.