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tenty

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variants: also tentie

Scottish

Synonyms & Antonyms of tenty

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

I warn ye now, ye best be tenty

Synonyms for tenty

alert,
Argus-eyed,
attentive,
awake,
observant,
open-eyed,
vigilant,
watchful,
wide-awake

Words Related to tenty

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 tenty

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

Near Antonyms for tenty

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 for tenty

asleep

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