Synonyms of watching

watching

verb

present participle of watch

1

as in observing

to keep one's eyes on

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• observing
• eyeing
• following
• viewing
• staring
• seeing
• looking
• gazing
• studying
• monitoring
• beholding
• guarding
• gawking
• peering
• having one's eye on
• regarding
• perceiving
• goggling
• glaring
• waking
• gaping
• looking on
• spying
• rubbernecking
• peeking
• glimpsing
• warding
• peeping
• glancing
• espying
• bird-dogging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• winking
• blinking

2

as in following

to take notice of and be guided by

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• following
• noting
• observing
• regarding
• listening (to)
• obeying
• respecting
• considering
• heeding
• contemplating
• pondering
• hearing
• weighing
• seeing
• keeping
• minding
• noticing
• conforming (to)
• mulling
• complying (with)
• attending (to)
• marking
• hearkening (to)
• harking (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• disregarding
• dismissing
• neglecting
• discounting
• tuning out
• scorning
• passing over
• brushing (aside or off)
• glossing (over)
• shrugging off
• defying
• flouting
• pooh-poohing
• snubbing
• glozing (over)
• slighting

3

as in monitoring

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

watched the situation to see if it improved

Synonyms & Similar Words

• monitoring
• covering
• observing
• viewing
• staring
• looking
• keeping an eye on
• seeing
• noticing
• eyeing
• gazing
• witnessing
• spying
• noting
• beholding
• regarding
• surveilling
• peering
• sighting
• peeking
• glancing
• peeping
• glaring
• gawking
• gaping
• espying
• glimpsing
• goggling
• rubbernecking

4

as in caring

to have an interest or concern for

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• caring
• noticing
• minding
• looking out (for)
• regarding
• attending
• observing
• noting
• heeding
• feeling (for)
• sympathizing (with)
• empathizing (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• overlooking
• disregarding

5

as in supervising

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

• supervising
• overseeing
• attending
• managing
• tending
• controlling
• protecting
• guarding
• operating
• running
• looking after
• conducting
• minding
• superintending
• guiding
• seeing to
• caring (for)
• taking care of
• governing
• directing
• seeing after
• regulating
• patrolling
• presiding (over)
• shielding
• safeguarding
• shepherding
• administrating
• stewarding
• babysitting
• chaperoning
• babying
• mothering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• forgetting
• abandoning
• neglecting
• disregarding
• passing over

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of watching

Should cabin fever somehow strike, the hotel can arrange adventures further afield, from whale-watching and boat trips along the Costa Del Sol coast to private hikes through the Andalusian mountains and even cheesemaking at a local goat farm. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

Imagine watching a political campaign video in which a candidate admits to taking a bribe. — Stefani Langehennig, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026

McKinsey alleged in court documents that he had been set up in October by his wife, who was responsible for watching the children during the workweek. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Nico Hoerner got the Cubs’ only hit off King with a one-out infield single in the seventh, but King racked up two more strikeouts to earn the last of several standing ovations from the raucous sellout crowd watching his third career playoff start. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Ruiz, who grew up watching telenovelas with his grandmother, later received exclusive access to the studio sets of Televisa, the Mexican television production company that is the machine behind the global factory of telenovelas. — Damaly Gonzalez, ARTnews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

In the demo, Meta showed people wearing the glasses while watching an NBA game and multitasking between applications. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026

Though its presence on landscape televisions seems counterintuitive, Shorts has been a runaway hit in the living room, with viewers watching more than 2 billion hours of its programming on TVs each month. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Wildlife watching is a year-round event, and one of the best vantage points is the Owl’s Roost Tower above the swamp. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 23 Sep. 2026