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watchful

/'w/A//tS/f/@/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. engaged in or accustomed to close observation

    adj.all

    Synonyms alert
    Antonyms unalert unvigilant unwatchful

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness

    adj.all

    Examples
    Twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights.
    Synonyms insomniac sleepless

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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