What is "watchful" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does watchful mean in English? Meaning of watchful definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "watchful" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "watchful": engaged in or accustomed to close observation

Adjective

  • Meaning: engaged in or accustomed to close observation
  • Example: caught by a couple of alert cops alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty
  • Synonyms: alert watchful
  • Antonyms: unalert unvigilant unwatchful
  • Similar: argus-eyed fly heads-up lidless open-eyed sleepless vigilant wakeful wide-awake
  • Also see: awake lively wary
  • Meaning of "watchful": experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness

    Adjective

  • Meaning: experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
  • Example: insomniac old people insomniac nights lay sleepless all night twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights
  • Synonyms: insomniac sleepless watchful
  • Similar: awake
  • Adjective: observant, vigilant and aware Sysops keep a watchful eye on wiki edits.Sysops keep a watchful eye on wiki edits.
  • Synonyms:

    cautious, wary, observant, suspicious, vigilant, attentive, careful, alert, chary, circumspect, guarded, heedful, hooked, keen, on guard, on the ball, open-eyed, prepared, ready, unsleeping, wakeful, wide-awake, all ears, glued, not missing a trick, on the job, on the qui vive, on the watch, see after, see to, with eyes peeled, on ones toes,

    Antonyms:

    heedless, incautious, rash, unobservant, indiscreet, inattentive, negligent, careless, thoughtless, uncareful,

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    watchful in English: watchful
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