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Observant

Taking notice; viewing or noticing attentively; watchful; attentive; as, an observant spectator; observant habits.

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Attentive 84% connected

Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.

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Attentive 84% connected

Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or attention.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Lawful 84% connected

Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.

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Lawful 84% connected

Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.

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Perceptive 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the act or power of perceiving; having the faculty or power of perceiving; used in perception.

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Perceptive 84% connected

Of or pertaining to the act or power of perceiving; having the faculty or power of perceiving; used in perception.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Keep 74% connected

To care; to desire.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Keep 74% connected

To care; to desire.

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Notice 74% connected

The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.

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Notice 74% connected

The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Observation 74% connected

The act or the faculty of observing or taking notice; the act of seeing, or of fixing the mind upon, anything.

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Observation 74% connected

The act or the faculty of observing or taking notice; the act of seeing, or of fixing the mind upon, anything.

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Law-abiding 92% connected

Abiding the law; waiting for the operation of law for the enforcement of rights; also, abiding by the law; obedient to the law; as, law-abiding peopl…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Observing 92% connected

of Observe

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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