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 The employee watched the security footage and found that nobody was breaking in. — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026 The rise of far-right populism in Europe’s biggest economy, which has for decades been viewed as a bastion of stability, centrist policymaking and EU leadership, is being closely watched across the continent. — Jenni Reid, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026 Williams watched the record-breaking performance on TV from his home in Glen Ellyn and called Crow-Armstrong after the game to congratulate the 24-year-old. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026 The London native had watched NFL games played at Wembley on television before, but arrived Saturday with no rooting interest in either Kansas or Arizona State. — Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2026 Pesticides and herbicides come under scrutiny In one of Ladera’s parks this month Brody’s father watched as volunteer researchers fanned out across the grass with shovels and latex gloves. — Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026 The rider's family watched the rescue on the UAV live feed from the base. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 According to BritBox, nearly half (47%) of its active subscribers have watched the series in that timeframe, which also helped drive the strongest quarter of subscriber growth in BritBox history and the service’s highest-ever week of signups. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026 The summaries have the stiff, cautious tone of a book report written by a student who only watched the movie. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

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Susan Sontag once observed that a photograph does not tell us what the thing looks like, only what a photograph of the thing looks like.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
One woman observed a session and asked what the couples were eating.

— Susan Stapleton, Des Moines Register, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of observed

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The move is the first in a string of major central bank decisions this week, with the Bank of England up next, and followed by the Bank of Japan on Friday.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
That study, being conducted by DRC and Doctors Without Borders, will give participants a shot of Ervebo, followed a month later by a shot of an experimental vaccine designed to protect against the Sudan version of the Ebola virus.

— Helen Branswell, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of followed

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Nobody cared whether the person beside them at a candlelight vigil lived in a red state or a blue state.

— Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2026
So my bottom line is, there were others who were trying to get on top of this story who really cared, as everyone did, about doing this the right way.

— September 9, NPR, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of cared

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Belarusian opposition leader-in-exile Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya welcomed the prisoners' release, but noted that many others remain in custody.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Ueno noted the importance of maintaining a sustainable social security system as the population continues to age and decline.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of noted

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Politics is covered, check; psychology, check — often, as in this Cherry Orchard, leaving little to the imagination.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Thirty minutes later, after a physician examined him, he was pronounced dead and covered with a white sheet.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026