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tenty

adjective , Scottish

variants: also tentie

Synonyms and 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 of 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 of 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

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