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ADJECTIVE

expectant

Synonyms

WEAK

alert anticipative anxious apprehensive awaiting breathless eager expecting hopeful hoping in suspense on edge on tenterhooks prepared raring ready vigilant waiting waiting on watchful with bated breath

ADJECTIVE

vigilant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anxious attentive aware cautious circumspect keen observant wary

WEAK

acute agog alert guarded looking to on alert on guard on the ball on the job on the lookout on the qui vive on toes open-eyed sharp sleepless unsleeping waiting on wakeful wide-awake with eyes peeled with weather eye open

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless heedless ignorant inattentive incautious indifferent indiscreet rash thoughtless unaware uncareful unobservant

WEAK

impulsive negligent

Example Sentences

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They said they were looking for several suspects, but insisted the bomb was not an act of terrorism.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Analysts polled by FactSet were looking for $13.65 billion.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, investors who chased cryptocurrencies when they were hot are still chasing assets showing upside momentum — using leverage to amplify those bets, and looking for markets with big price swings.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

If you’re looking for a VPN app that is simple and has a clean, easy-to-use interface, CyberGhost is a great choice.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

What he was looking for was some sort of prior warning… some sort of proof that the Afterlife did, in fact, love him.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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