watchful
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3.2
- adjective
- /ˈwɑːtʃfəl/
:
vigilante
- Businesses argue that they need to keep a watchful eye on employees, especially when computer technology is involved.
- keep a watchful eye
- a watchful eye
- always watchful
And we do have to be watchful all the time.
- And we do have to be watchful all the time.
- And if you haven't had enough shots, you're just failing under their watchful eye.
- And under the eyes of a watchful guard for the next few weeks, this jeweler got to work.
- I don't know if that starts in July or if that ends up starting in August, September, October, but I'm just going to be watchful for it.
- Once again they sing the old stories and the blessings of our ancestors within the watchful view of Shipbrock.
Examples
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No man can escape her watchful eye.
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You must be not only present in the body, but watchful in mind.
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And so says a watchful and very worried nation now.
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And we do have to be watchful all the time.
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We will be watchful for each other.
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People are sensitive to the setting or environment and are watchful of the behaviors of others.
Academic text (2004) -
Young novices develop their skills under the watchful eye of the expert.
Academic text (2001) -
Novice teachers hone their skills under the watchful eyes of master teachers.
Academic text (2013) -
Wren and Garth walked slowly, steadily ahead, watchful for any form of danger.
Fiction book (1992) -
Parents should always be watchful when their children are playing near the street.
Synonyms
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1.0
Watching what you do to avoid mistakes or harm
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2.9
Careful to avoid risk or mistakes
110
3.6
Careful because you do not trust someone or something
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2.8
Quick to notice and respond to what is happening
66
6.0
A person who keeps careful watch for danger or problems
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4.0
Aware of something and paying careful attention
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3.9
Quick to notice small details and things around you
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3.5
Alert and ready to act if danger or problems appear
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3.2
Paying careful attention to what is happening
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4.4
Ready and alert to notice danger or problems
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8.6
Very alert and watchful because of fear or past harm
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5.2
Aware of possible danger or change
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5.3
Being alert and watching for danger
Alert and ready to deal with danger or problems
Watchful and careful to notice danger or mistakes
Antonyms
How Watchful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word watchful comes from watch (originally 'to stay awake' and 'to look carefully') and the ending -ful meaning 'full of'. So being watchful is like being 'full of watching', ready to notice danger or problems.