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 Similarly, Russell watched her mother balance parenthood with her medical career as a doctor, demonstrating the work ethic that has stayed with her throughout her career. — Fraser Godden, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026 More than 200 people watched the race on a big screen in a theater near where Antonelli grew up, while friends and fans gathered to cheer him on at a watch party organized at a local pub in San Marino, where the Italian currently resides. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 Little boys tossed a football back and forth along the street while parents watched, sharing food and conversations with those around them. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026 As the husband watched, Superman finished his cigarette and flicked the gleaming butt away. — Téa Obreht, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026 Over the last three weeks, the jury has watched police interviews with all of the complainants, whose identities have been kept anonymous during the trial. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2026 Reporting from Tel Aviv Israelis this morning are voting in an election being closely watched in the United States. — Yarden Segev, NBC news, 27 Oct. 2026 Jurors watched the haunting video of vehicles stopped on I-35 in November 2020. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026 James took inspiration from Detroit’s bench, where Taurean Prince sat and watched the game. — Dan Gelston, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026

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By September 2026, Adobe said AI traffic converted 90 percent better than non-AI traffic, the highest the company has observed to date.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
While Diwali is a major religious festival for Hindus, it is also observed by Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026

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This discipline focuses on how models and agents are orchestrated, contextualized, governed, monitored and managed throughout their lifecycle.

— Lakshmanan Alagappan, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
In a letter that year to Moore, the agency’s secretary, EPA Region 1 administrator David Cash noted that the EPA had monitored the situation in Vermont for well over a decade.

— Jonathan Mingle, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of monitored

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Both make good arguments, although frankly, Miss Manners would not have thought that other diners much noticed or cared.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026
The bar’s radical inclusiveness was part of why people cared about it—and part of what its owners were struggling to finance it.

— Tara Knight, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 Nov. 2026

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Co-founder Nemmert supervised the build of Lokia’s operating system (Lokia OS) and runs the company’s operations and production side.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026
In mid-October Reliable’s software taxied, took off and landed a Cessna Grand Caravan, a single-engine turboprop plane, at Albuquerque’s main airport while a pilot supervised from company headquarters in California, more than 700 miles away.

— Peter Hall, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026

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Veteran pilot and reporter Johnny Rowlands, who has covered Kansas City’s morning rush hour and severe weather for decades, will retire from KMBC at the end of November, the television station announced Wednesday.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2026
The ship’s dozen elevators were also removed, in part because they were covered in grease, but also to aid in sinking the ship efficiently, by opening up a path for the air to escape.

— Rachel Nuwer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026