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

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That’s one of the basic rules outlined in the New York Times Crossword submission guidelines and a convention followed by just about every major crossword outlet.

— New York Times, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2026
The film followed the trials of a struggling keyboardist who gets hold of a magical synthesizer, only to lose it and embark on a picaresque journey to get it back.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of followed

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The Alpha School software even tracked students’ facial expressions and continuously monitored their emotional states, which unsurprisingly had students distressed.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 24 Sep. 2026
Everything listed becomes an asset that must now be secured, monitored, retained correctly and eventually deleted.

— Jeremy Samuelson, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of monitored

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Respondents gave Republicans and Democrats similar marks when asked whether the parties cared enough about the Latino and Hispanic community, with 43% saying Republicans did not care enough and 41% saying the same about Democrats.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Still, Melissa noted that Joan probably wouldn’t have cared if she was canceled anyway.

— Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of cared

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According to the Victim Notification System, upon her release, Holmes will reside in Austin, Texas, and be supervised by the United States Probation Office there.

— Taylor Dunn, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Unable to continue normal operations, Nodus entered a liquidation process supervised by Puerto Rico’s Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of supervised

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Partnership for Public Service, a nonprofit assisting in government worker recruitment, noted in a report released last month many agencies have or are looking to backfill more than 20,000 roles left vacant from the program.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026
The jury noted the film, which had its world premiere at Oldenburg, was made without a budget and praised the resourcefulness that constraint produced, comparing its tone to the irreverence of 1990s comedies.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of noted

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The article went viral, garnering pushback from the LGBT community over how it was covered and more attention to the LGBT bar itself from conservative pundits, who questioned why the bar still had a mask mandate.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 25 Sep. 2026
Outside, the pool and spa sit directly in front of the bay, with a sunken lounge, covered dining area, and summer kitchen nearby.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026