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 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 Justice Diana Kavedza Mochache said in a hearing lasting more than eight hours that in some cases children were isolated and denied food while their parents watched. — Jefferson Kahinju Reuters, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026 But those efforts failed to attract customers, and Daunt watched as Waterstones’ sales went into free fall, threatening to pull down much of the publishing industry with it. — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 Saved by the Bell My daughter watched all of the seasons of Saved by the Bell and the movies right at the start of COVID. — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026 In the first half of 2026, hours watched on Netflix increased only 2% compared with a year earlier, according to the streamer. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026 Allison, the professional prediction market trader living in Miami, watched the Super Bowl in Las Vegas this year – epicenter of sports gambling – surrounded by neutral fans. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026 According to Phillips, there were around 6 billion hours of unscripted watched across the BBC last year, while 70% of the corporation’s content mix is now unscripted. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026 Mohamed Susi, a resident of the Muslim-majority neighborhood of El Principe, watched as hundreds of migrant boys gathered at a church next to his house one day in early October to await the arrival of a visiting minister. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

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Scientists have been able to measure quantum effects in larger and more complex systems and over great distances, blurring the line once thought to separate the scale of observer and observed.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
In Paris on Monday night, a police helicopter circled over Place de la Republique overnight, a central point in the weekend clashes, sweeping the square with a searchlight to check that the curfew was being observed.

— Tom Nouvian, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of observed

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Electricity costs rank first, followed by water usage and environmental impact.

— Will Johnson, Time, 21 Oct. 2026
Billie Joe Armstrong followed Dangerfield on Instagram, and the two struck up a friendship that led to the Paradox opening for Green Day on the Atlanta stop of its Saviors Tour.

— Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of followed

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The distillery actually reopened in 2021, but of course the whisky being made there now is very different from what is in the leftover casks, which are still being matured and monitored by Diageo.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2026
Others have said the declining lobster population needs to be more closely monitored.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of monitored

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The organization’s focus areas are education, jobs and livelihood, and health—causes she’s cared about deeply since childhood.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
Lucas said the city has been working to bring conventions and conferences to the city, including in 2024 when the United States Conference of Mayors brought 200 city leaders to town — which Lucas said no one actually cared about.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of cared

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Just last weekend, Sheerazie supervised a group of Boy Scouts digging a 2-foot-deep swale as part of an Eagle Scout Service Project at Arlington Garden.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Moton discussed it and his future with numerous people, including his family and Panthers team doctor Nancy Gritter, who supervised much of his care.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of supervised

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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
The financing plan is multi-layered, and other revenue sources eyed for covering the city’s portion include redirecting revenue generated by the future stadium itself.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of eyed

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But the scenes — his body covered in medical equipment, his limbs not moving, his teammates down on a knee — certainly created cause for concern.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 22 Oct. 2026
The still-pristine white marble stone stood out compared to the neighboring grave, holding Bailey’s sister Eliza, covered in grime and moss collected over the decades.

— Kimberlee Kruesi, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026