Synonyms for watchful
ˈwɒtʃ fəlwatch·ful

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. watchful

   Alert, ready, and wide-awake refer to a watchful promptness for action. Ready suggests thoughtful preparation; the wandering Indian is alert, the trained soldier is ready. Ready expresses more life and vigor than prepared. The gun is prepared; the man is ready. Prompt expresses readiness for appointment or demand at the required moment. The good general is ready for emergencies, alert to perceive opportunity or peril, prompt to seize occasion. The sense of brisk, nimble is the secondary and now less common signification of alert. Compare ACTIVE; ALIVE; NIMBLE; VIGILANT.

   Synonyms:
   active, alert, brisk, hustling, lively, nimble, on the watch, prepared, prompt, ready, vigilant, wide-awake

   Antonyms:
   drowsy, dull, heavy, inactive, slow, sluggish, stupid

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. watchful

   Synonyms:
   vigilant, expectant, wakeful, heedful, careful, observant, attentive, circumspect, wary, cautious

   Antonyms:
   unwatchful, invigilant, unwakeful, slumbrous, drowsy, heedless, careless, inobservant, inattentive, uncircumspect, unwary, incautious, distracted

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. alert, watchfuladjective

   engaged in or accustomed to close observation

   "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:
   alive(p), sleepless, spanking, insomniac, alert, zippy, awake(p), brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy

   Antonyms:
   asleep(p)

2. insomniac, sleepless, watchfuladjective

   experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness

   "insomniac old people"; "insomniac nights"; "lay sleepless all night"; "twenty watchful, weary, tedious nights"- Shakespeare

   Synonyms:
   lidless, insomniac, sleepless, alert

   Antonyms:
   asleep(p)

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. watchfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   vigilant, attentive, observant, awake, alive, heedful, careful, wary, cautious, circumspect, guarded, on one's guard, on the alert, with the eyes open, wide awake, on the lookout

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. watchfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   vigilant, heedful, attentive, alert, circumspect wary, argus-eyed

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "watchful":

   vigilant, attentive, careful, alert

How to pronounce watchful?

How to say watchful in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use watchful in a sentence?

1. President Michael Benson:

   Our primary goals in assessing this situation are limiting any safety risks and avoiding disruption to learning and teaching, while we are confident the responding team of law enforcement agencies has kept a watchful eye over our community and is diligently investigating the threat, it has become clear this incident continues to be unsettling to a number of our students, faculty and staff.

2. James Monroe:

   The Executive is charged officially in the Departments under it with the disbursement of the public money, and is responsible for the faithful application of it to the purposes for which it is raised. The Legislature is the watchful guardian over the public purse. It is its duty to see that the disbursement has been honestly made.

3. Myron Brilliant:

   You will see minimal investment going to the UK in the short term, (then) a watchful period to see how Britain and Europe negotiate the exit.

4. Stephen Dorner:

   I think on the consumer side, they need to be really watchful of what is actually contained in their plans and what they’re getting.

5. Katrina Balter:

   It is important to discuss potential side effects associated with different treatment options, if a man is sexually active, he might prioritize treatments with less risk of side effects or go for 'watchful waiting' (i.e. no treatment) whereas others may prioritize local treatment and potentially improved survival.