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Watchful

Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one's behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided; as, to be watchful against the growth of vicious habits.

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Alert 84% connected

Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Alert 84% connected

Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Argus-eyed 84% connected

Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Argus-eyed 84% connected

Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Awake 84% connected

To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Awake 84% connected

To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Fly 84% connected

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

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Fly 84% connected

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

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Lidless 84% connected

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

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Lidless 84% connected

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

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Open-eyed 84% connected

With eyes widely open; watchful; vigilant.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Open-eyed 84% connected

With eyes widely open; watchful; vigilant.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Sleepless 84% connected

Having no sleep; wakeful.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Sleepless 84% connected

Having no sleep; wakeful.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Vigilant 84% connected

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

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Vigilant 84% connected

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

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Wakeful 84% connected

Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Wakeful 84% connected

Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Wide-awake 84% connected

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

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Wide-awake 84% connected

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

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Derivationally related 4

Alertness 74% connected

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

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Alertness 74% connected

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

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Vigilance 74% connected

The quality or state of being vigilant; forbearance of sleep; wakefulness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Vigilance 74% connected

The quality or state of being vigilant; forbearance of sleep; wakefulness.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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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…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 6

Alert 92% connected

Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Argus-eyed 92% connected

Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Open-eyed 92% connected

With eyes widely open; watchful; vigilant.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Sleepless 92% connected

Having no sleep; wakeful.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Vigilant 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Wakeful 92% connected

Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

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