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observant

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of observant

1 paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity

if you were more observant, you would perceive that something is troubling her deeply

Synonyms of observant

alert, Argus-eyed, attentive, awake, open-eyed, tenty (also tentie) [Scottish], vigilant, watchful, wide-awake

Words Related to observant

alive, aware, conscious, sensitive

cognizant, heedful, keen, mindful, observing, regardful, sharp, sharp-eyed

hyperalert, hypervigilant, sleepless, wakeful

careful, cautious, chary, wary

prepared, ready

Phrases Synonymous with observant

on guard, on one's toes, on the alert, on the ball, on the qui vive, on tiptoe

Near Antonyms of observant

absent, absentminded, absorbed, abstracted, daydreaming, dazed, distracted, dreaming, dreamy, engrossed, faraway, insensible, oblivious, preoccupied

sleeping, unaware, unconscious, unknowing, unwitting

careless, heedless, inattentive, unheeding, unmindful, unthinking, unwary

unprepared, unready

Antonyms of observant

asleep

2 having the mind fixed on something

observant viewers will notice that the position of hero’s facial wound changes in the course of the scene

Synonyms of observant

absorbed, attentive, deep, engrossed, enthralled, focused (also focussed), immersed, intent, rapt

Words Related to observant

engaged, interested, intrigued, involved

hypnotized, mesmerized

alert, alive, conscious, open-eyed, watchful, wide-awake

Phrases Synonymous with observant

all ears

Near Antonyms of observant

daydreaming, dreamy, faraway, foggy, hazy, lost, oblivious, preoccupied, remote

apathetic, disinterested, uninterested

Antonyms of observant

absent, absentminded, abstracted, distracted, inattentive, inobservant, unabsorbed, unfocused (also unfocussed)

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