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Alert

Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.

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Argus-eyed 84% connected

Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.

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Argus-eyed 84% connected

Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.

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Aware 84% connected

Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

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Aware 84% connected

Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

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Cognizant 84% connected

Having cognizance or knowledge. (of).

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Cognizant 84% connected

Having cognizance or knowledge. (of).

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Energetic 84% connected

Alt. of Energetical

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Energetic 84% connected

Alt. of Energetical

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Fly 84% connected

To move in or pass thorugh the air with wings, as a bird.

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Fly 84% connected

To move in or pass thorugh the air with wings, as a bird.

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Lidless 84% connected

Having no lid, or not covered with the lids, as the eyes; hence, sleepless; watchful.

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Lidless 84% connected

Having no lid, or not covered with the lids, as the eyes; hence, sleepless; watchful.

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Open-eyed 84% connected

With eyes widely open; watchful; vigilant.

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Open-eyed 84% connected

With eyes widely open; watchful; vigilant.

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Sleepless 84% connected

Having no sleep; wakeful.

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Sleepless 84% connected

Having no sleep; wakeful.

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Vigilant 84% connected

Attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary.

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Vigilant 84% connected

Attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary.

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Wakeful 84% connected

Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.

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Wakeful 84% connected

Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.

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Watchful 84% connected

Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to b…

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Watchful 84% connected

Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to b…

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Wide-awake 84% connected

Fully awake; not drowsy or dull; hence, knowing; keen; alert.

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Wide-awake 84% connected

Fully awake; not drowsy or dull; hence, knowing; keen; alert.

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Narrower term 4

Horn 76% connected

A hard, projecting, and usually pointed organ, growing upon the heads of certain animals, esp. of the ruminants, as cattle, goats, and the like. The…

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Siren 76% connected

One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweet…

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Tocsin 76% connected

An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm.

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Torpedo 76% connected

Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes belonging to Torpedo and allied genera. They are related to the rays, but have the power of giving…

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Broader term 8

Preparation 76% connected

The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous arrangement or adaptation; a making ready;…

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Readiness 76% connected

The state or quality of being ready; preparation; promptness; aptitude; willingness.

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Sign 76% connected

That by which anything is made known or represented; that which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a proof.

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Signal 76% connected

A sign made for the purpose of giving notice to a person of some occurence, command, or danger; also, a sign, event, or watchword, which has been agr…

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Signaling 76% connected

of Signal

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Signalling 76% connected

of Signal

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Warn 76% connected

To refuse.

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Warning 76% connected

of Warn

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Manner of action 1

Wake 76% connected

The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension, any track; as, the wake of an army.

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Derivationally related 2

Alertness 74% connected

The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity.

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Alertness 74% connected

The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness; nimbleness; activity.

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See also 6

Awake 66% connected

To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.

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Awake 66% connected

To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.

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Lively 66% connected

Endowed with or manifesting life; living.

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Lively 66% connected

Endowed with or manifesting life; living.

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Wary 66% connected

Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrup…

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Wary 66% connected

Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrup…

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Synonym 12

Alarm 92% connected

A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.

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Alarum 92% connected

See Alarm.

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Alive 92% connected

Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an animal or a plant which is alive.

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Awake 92% connected

To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.

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Brisk 92% connected

Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick.

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Lively 92% connected

Endowed with or manifesting life; living.

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Merry 92% connected

Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play ; sportive.

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Qui vive 92% connected

The challenge of a French sentinel, or patrol; -- used like the English challenge: "Who comes there?"

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Rattling 92% connected

of Rattle

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Snappy 92% connected

Snappish.

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Spanking 92% connected

of Spank

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Watchful 92% connected

Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to b…

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