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watchful

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of watchful

paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity

the toddler played under the watchful eye of her parents

Synonyms of watchful

alert, Argus-eyed, attentive, awake, observant, open-eyed, tenty (also tentie) [Scottish], vigilant, wide-awake

Words Related to watchful

alive, aware, conscious, sensitive

cognizant, heedful, keen, mindful, observing, regardful, sharp, sharp-eyed

hyperalert, hypervigilant, sleepless, wakeful

careful, cautious, chary, wary

prepared, ready

Phrases Synonymous with watchful

on guard, on one's toes, on the alert, on the ball, on the qui vive, on tiptoe

Near Antonyms of watchful

absent, absentminded, absorbed, abstracted, daydreaming, dazed, distracted, dreaming, dreamy, engrossed, faraway, insensible, oblivious, preoccupied

sleeping, unaware, unconscious, unknowing, unwitting

careless, heedless, inattentive, unheeding, unmindful, unthinking, unwary

unprepared, unready

Antonyms of watchful

asleep

Synonym Discussion of watchful

watchful, vigilant, wide-awake, alert mean being on the lookout especially for danger or opportunity. watchful is the least explicit term.

- the watchful eye of the department supervisor

vigilant suggests intense, unremitting, wary watchfulness.

- eternally vigilant in the safeguarding of democracy

wide-awake applies to watchfulness for opportunities and developments more often than dangers.

- wide-awake companies latched onto the new technology

alert stresses readiness or promptness in meeting danger or in seizing opportunity.

- alert traders anticipated the stock market's slide

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