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watchfulness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of watchfulness

the state of being constantly attentive and responsive to signs of opportunity, activity, or danger

it was only her motherly watchfulness that saved the boy from an accident

Synonyms of watchfulness

alert, alertness, attentiveness, qui vive, red alert, vigilance, watch

Words Related to watchfulness

aliveness, awareness, consciousness, mindfulness, receptiveness, receptivity, sensitivity

care, carefulness, cautiousness, chariness, heedfulness, wariness

preparation, readiness

Near Antonyms of watchfulness

absentmindedness, abstraction, daydreaming, daze, distraction

absorption, engrossment, obliviousness, preoccupation

unawareness, unconsciousness

carelessness, heedlessness, inattention, inattentiveness, inobservance

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