Synonyms of watched

watched

verb

past tense of watch

1

as in observed

to keep one's eyes on

I turned my head to continue watching the bird as it flew away

Synonyms & Similar Words

• observed
• eyed
• followed
• viewed
• stared
• saw
• looked
• gazed
• studied
• monitored
• peered
• beheld
• guarded
• gawked
• had one's eye on
• regarded
• goggled
• gaped
• looked on
• glared
• perceived
• spied
• woke
• peeked
• glimpsed
• rubbernecked
• peeped
• glanced
• warded
• espied
• bird-dogged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• blinked
• winked

2

as in followed

to take notice of and be guided by

watch what I do when I run into that kind of problem

Synonyms & Similar Words

• followed
• noted
• observed
• regarded
• obeyed
• listened (to)
• considered
• respected
• heard
• heeded
• pondered
• contemplated
• noticed
• saw
• minded
• weighed
• kept
• mulled
• attended (to)
• conformed (to)
• complied (with)
• marked
• hearkened (to)
• harked (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• dismissed
• neglected
• tuned out
• passed over
• discounted
• scorned
• brushed (aside or off)
• glossed (over)
• shrugged off
• defied
• flouted
• pooh-poohed
• snubbed
• glozed (over)
• slighted

3

as in monitored

to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose

watched the situation to see if it improved

Synonyms & Similar Words

• monitored
• covered
• observed
• viewed
• stared
• looked
• noticed
• kept an eye on
• saw
• noted
• gazed
• spied
• eyed
• witnessed
• beheld
• peered
• sighted
• peeked
• gawked
• regarded
• glimpsed
• espied
• glanced
• peeped
• gaped
• surveilled
• glared
• goggled
• rubbernecked

4

as in cared

to have an interest or concern for

you should watch what you eat if you want a long, healthy life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cared
• noticed
• minded
• attended
• looked out (for)
• regarded
• observed
• noted
• heeded
• felt (for)
• sympathized (with)
• empathized (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• overlooked
• disregarded

5

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supervised
• attended
• oversaw
• managed
• tended
• guarded
• controlled
• saw to
• looked after
• protected
• operated
• ran
• conducted
• guided
• saw after
• superintended
• cared (for)
• minded
• directed
• governed
• took care of
• regulated
• patrolled
• shepherded
• presided (over)
• shielded
• safeguarded
• stewarded
• administrated
• babysat
• babied
• chaperoned
• mothered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• abandoned
• neglected
• forgot
• disregarded
• passed over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of watched

Trump has instead argued for protecting existing owners who have watched the values of their homes climb. —Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026

More than 100 million people watched the Super Bowl. —Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026

Flavor Flav Flavor Flav watched the Super Bowl from a box alongside Raising Cane's CEO Todd Graves. —Melina Khan, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026

The fights for both chambers will be closely watched, but the House is still considered Democrats' best chance for control of one of the chambers of Congress. —Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 9 Feb. 2026

As a Latino family of three watched his Grammys acceptance speech on a tiny vintage TV set, Bad Bunny approached them and gave one of his trophies from that night to a young boy. —Jason Lamphier, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Feb. 2026

Apple Music reported that Thursday’s Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Press Conference with Bad Bunny was the most-watched in Super Bowl history. —Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Feb. 2026

In the Baylor study, participants watched a video of a hand being stabbed with a needle. —Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026

But unfortunately for the paying customers who watched at Target Center, those big names were also spectators watching in street clothes. —Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026