WATCHED Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

watched

verb

past tense of watch

as in observed

to keep one's eyes on I turned my head to continue watching the bird as it flew away

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as in followed

to take notice of and be guided by watch what I do when I run into that kind of problem

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as in monitored

to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose watched the situation to see if it improved

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as in cared

to have an interest or concern for you should watch what you eat if you want a long, healthy life

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as in supervised

to take charge of especially on behalf of another hired a high school girl to watch their daughter until they got home from work

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Recent Examples of watched Reporting from Tel Aviv Israelis this morning are voting in an election being closely watched in the United States. — Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026 Rae, trapped in a ghetto in Novogrudok, watched the Nazis murder her mother and one of her sisters. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Many of us have watched the debate about links between social media use and adolescent mental health run for more than a decade without consensus, thanks in part to the lack of necessary measurement infrastructure to inform policymakers. — Ned Cooper, STAT, 26 Oct. 2026 The segment is a treat for longtime viewers (especially those who haven’t watched in a while), with dozens of visual easter eggs and references to the first 12 or so seasons of the show. — Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026 For years, Seoul skincare obsessives have watched Letybo top the charts as South Korea’s bestselling wrinkle injection. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026 James took inspiration from Detroit’s bench, where Taurean Prince sat and watched the game. — Dan Gelston, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 Kids watched him before school, and many of them now have teenagers of their own. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026 On a humid morning in June, Ramadan Elmoudi nervously watched grid current flow into a machine his colleagues had spent years building and kept his expectations low. — Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Moderate fall color is being observed across most of central Maryland and the Baltimore metro.

— CBS News, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
Since landing on Mars back in 2021, Perseverance has observed, sampled and studied a wide variety of rocks, boulder fields, Martian slopes and more.

— Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 27 Oct. 2026

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Strategic reserves would also have to be protected, monitored and replenished.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
As i4cp research analyst Katheryn Brekken explained, employees who know they’re being monitored may resort to performative behaviors, such as jiggling their mouse to appear active, rather than focusing on meaningful work.

— Adithyan RK, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of monitored

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The restoration was funded by Frameline and supervised by The Estate of Barbara Hammer and Brydie O’Connor.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2026
The playground is supervised by staff members, called playworkers, who do their best not to interfere but are available in case of emergencies.

— Marina Lopes, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervised

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With his team facing fourth-and-3, his deficit at 21-7 early in the third quarter and his offense teetering between flat and listless, Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski stood on the sideline, eyed his players and clapped his hands.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The book was at one point set up for feature development at Universal and in the late 2010s was being eyed as a series.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of eyed

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But a staff report by the Development Review Committee noted that the building is significantly larger in mass and scale than its immediate surroundings and suggested design tweaks to reduce the massing effect.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
The researchers noted that retatrutide’s lack of FDA approval was a limitation, and further studies are needed to determine how the drug may affect long-term cardiovascular outcomes.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of noted

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Keep your fruit bowl covered and balcony doors closed—or risk bartering half a banana for your MacBook.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
Their experiments covered micro-LED diameters ranging from 100 micrometers down to just 2 micrometers.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026